Colorado State Archives
Copyright Policies

Copyright and Other Restrictions

The Colorado State Archives is offering broad public access to our collections as a contribution to education and scholarship. Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) and/or by the copyright or neighboring-rights laws of other nations. Additionally, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of Colorado State Archives donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks.

Transmission or reproduction of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners.

The nature of historical archival collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Whenever possible, the Colorado State Archives provides information about copyright owners and other restrictions. The Colorado State Archives provides such information only as a service to aid patrons in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the patron.

As a publicly supported agency, the Colorado State Archives generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees. However, there are access fees for use of such material. The Colorado State Archives cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the Colorado State Archives collections.

The Colorado State Archives wishes to hear from any copyright owners who are not properly identified so that appropriate information may be provided in the future.

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