Copyright and Reuse

Copyright status

All images and materials included on Gateway are intended for personal, educational or research purposes only. Transmission or reproduction of protected items beyond what is allowed by fair use will require the written permission of copyright owners. While such determinations do not constitute legal advice, we have indicated what we believe or presume about copyright and rights of privacy, publicity, or trademark, by displaying one of the following rights statements within the description of each item in our digital collections:

Material that is known or presumed to be in copyright:

• IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse.
• IN COPYRIGHT - RIGHTS-HOLDER(S) UNLOCATABLE OR UNIDENTIFIABLE. This item is believed to be subject to copyright but the rights-holder cannot be identified or located. The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material.
• IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY. This item is subject to copyright, but the copyright holder has agreed to make it available for non-commercial use.

Most--but not all--of the materials are held by UNCG, but in order to determine the "owner" of the item, please look for the name that displays next to the "Contributing Institution" tag for that item:

If you wish to reuse the item, you should contact the institution listed in the description for that item using the following links:

For items held by UNCG (the majority of the material in the collections):

• UNCG University Libraries
• Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives

For items held by other institutions, please use the following contact links:

• Bennett College
• Greensboro College
• Greensboro Historical Museum
• Greensboro Public Library
• Guilford College/Friends Historical Collection
• North Carolina A&T State University

If you cannot find the contact for the institution you need, please contact the Digital Projects Unit at UNCG.

Material that may or may not be in copyright:

• COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED. The copyright status of this item has not been fully evaluated and may vary for different parts of the item. The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material.

As with the copyrighted material noted above, please contact the contributing institution listed in the item's description for assistance with these items.

Material that is known or presumed NOT to be in copyright:

• NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES. This item has been determined to be free of copyright restrictions in the United States. The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material.
• NO KNOWN COPYRIGHT. This item is believed to be in the public domain but its copyright status has not been determined conclusively.

Public domain items may generally be freely reused, although attribution is still requested. However, these rights statements are merely advisory, and it is your responsibility to make certain that the item may be reused in the way you want.

Material that is known or presumed NOT to be in copyright, but may be subject to other restrictions:

• NO COPYRIGHT - CONTRACTUAL RESTRICTIONS. This item is in the public domain but contractual agreements limit additional use of the item by third parties. The contractual restrictions may be seen here: (LINK)
• NO COPYRIGHT - OTHER KNOWN LEGAL RESTRICTIONS. This item is in the public domain but other legal issues limit additional use of the item by third parties. The restrictions to reuse may be seen here: (LINK)

As with the copyrighted material noted above, please contact the contributing institution listed in the item's description for assistance with these items.

If you are the copyright holder:

Due to the nature of archival collections, we are not always able to identify this information nor to verify copyright status absolutely. We are eager to hear from any rights owners, so that we may obtain accurate information. Upon request, we will remove material from public view while we address a rights issue.

Requesting high-resolution images:

It may be possible to order higher resolution images of some of the items on this website. Again, you will need to contact the contributing institution listed on the item directly to obtain permission. Please note that this institution may not be UNCG.

Low-resolution images downloaded from the site may only be used for personal, educational or research purposes. High-resolution files may be obtained and used for editorial or commercial purposes upon payment of the appropriate reproduction fee and signing of agreement form. For more information please note the Digital ID of the item and contact staff at https://gateway.uncg.edu/about. 

For more information about U.S. copyright law, please see http://copyright.uncg.edu/.

Nothing on this page or this website should be interpreted as legal advice.