Policies

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We strongly encourage submissions that utilize and develop the features that an on-line medium can afford, in order to realize innovative analytical modes and pedagogical practices. We also welcome essays in more traditional textual formats.

It is anticipated that, from time to time, contributors' submissions will include, for purposes of criticism or scholarship, third party copyrighted work such as illustrations and media clips. In general, we will follow the
same policies about quotations as we would apply to quotation from literary texts.

Contributors are responsible for determining whether it is necessary to obtain copyright permission for such material, for obtaining such permissions where necessary, and for determining whether use of such material is permissible under the doctrine of fair use. Contributors should retain copies of permissions for at least three years. Information concerning the requirements of copyright law and the doctrine of fair use is available at:

   * United States Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov/
   * Indiana University Copyright Management Center
http://copyright.iupui.edu/
   * University of Texas "Crash Course in Copyright"
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm
   * University of Texas "Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials"
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/copypol2.htm
   * Conference on Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Media
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/ccmcguid.htm

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