Copyright in the Parris Project Website

The Alexander Parris Digital Project (State Library of Massachusetts) owns the copyright to the design and content of this website. Rights to individual text and image files are retained by the institution that owns the original manuscript or drawing. Some of these files may be protected by US. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). It is the user’s obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions. The Alexander Parris Digital Project expressly prohibits the copying of any protected materials on this website, except for the purposes of fair use as defined in the copyright law.

Using Digital Resources from the Website

In keeping with fair use policies, users who wish to link to, download, or print text and image files from this website for non-commercial educational purposes, such as teaching, scholarship, research, criticism, and commentary may do so without the Parris Project’s permission, provided that they comply with the following conditions:

• The content may only be used for personal, educational, or noncommercial purposes;

• Users must cite the author and source of the content as they would material from any printed work;

• The citation must include information associated with the content and the URL for the Alexander Parris Digital Project;

• None of the content may be altered or modified;

• Users must comply with all other terms or restrictions that may be applicable to the individual file, image, or text.

Obtaining Permission for the Commercial Use of Digital Resources

Unauthorized commercial publication or exploitation of text, images, or content of this website is specifically prohibited. Anyone wishing to use any of these files or images for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, must request and receive prior written permission from the individual institution that owns or manages the image. Contact the individual institutions for advice on copyright requirements if you wish to reproduce an image or quote from a digital text.

As a courtesy, the Alexander Parris Digital Project will receive a copy of each publication that reproduces images and text from the project’s digital archive.

Citing Resources from the Parris Project Website

Crediting the proper repository as the source of images or text used is mandatory. The owner of a digital text or image is noted in the Repository field of the item record. Images downloaded from this site must be credited to both the site (Alexander Parris Digital Project) and the repository holding the original item.