For other uses of materials from this web site such as commercial products, publication, broadcast, mirroring, and anything else that doesn't fall under "fair use" (explained below), we require that you contact The Morrison Foundation for Musical Research, Inc. in advance for permission to duplicate website material. Please read on for more information.

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The user agrees to give proper acknowledgement to The Morrison Foundation for Musical Research, Inc. and further agrees to secure permission in advance to publish or broadcast any item, in whole or in part, from this website. The Morrison Foundation for Musical Research, Inc. claims only physical ownership of the website material. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of literary property rights or copyrights.

The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless The Morrison Foundation for Musical Research, Inc., its officers, employees and agents from and against all suits, claims, actions and expenses arising out of the use of duplications provided by The Morrison Foundation for Musical Research, Inc.

 United States Copyright Law

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.

Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

For more information about copyright law and how it applies to information found on the Internet, see the Copyright Considerations page from UCSD and the Copyright and Intellectual Property Resources page from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). Stanford also has an extensive web site that deals with copyright and fair use.

How to obtain permission to reproduce materials from The Morrison Foundation for Musical Research, Inc.

If you would like to duplicate materials from the Morrison Foundation for Musical Research, Inc. website in a way that does not fall under fair use (defined above), please contact us, specifying what materials you are interested in, and we will be able to inform you of any reproduction restrictions on a case-by-case basis. In some cases, we may be able to supply you with publication-quality slides or scanned images of the items you are requesting, so if you are interested in using materials in this format, please let us know.

 How to cite materials from The Morrison Foundation for Musical Research, Inc. website.

When using materials from The Morrison Foundation for Musical Research, Inc. website, please acknowledge their source by clearly stating the name of our institution. For example:

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If the materials you are using were found on our web pages, please specify the URL (web address) of the page in which you found them.

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