KU ScholarWorks Student Permission Form

This release must be signed by any student submitting scholarly work to ScholarWorks. Authors of theses and dissertations use the ETD Release Form (pdf) from Graduate Studies.

KU ScholarWorks Release and Permissions Form for Student Work

The University of Kansas

Student papers, projects, and other academic creations (hereinafter student "work"), whether in printed or electronic form, generally secure automatic copyright protection as soon as the work is fixed in a tangible form. Student work may also constitute student academic records and be subject to privacy protections under federal and state law.

Kansas Board of Regents Intellectual Property Policy (Chapter II: Governance -- State Universities, Section A.8 ), the University of Kansas Student Records Policy, the University of Kansas Intellectual Property Policy, and federal and state law (e.g., FERPA, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and KORA, the Kansas Open Records Act) may define and protect student records and other privacy interests relating to the use and release of work arising out of or prepared for educational endeavors.

By signing this form, the student authorizes the release of their work for the purposes set forth in this form. Student authorizes the disclosure of the student's work to others and relinquishes and waives any claims that may arise under any statutory or common law protections as a result of the University of Kansas's use of the student's work for the purposes set forth in this document.

______ As the creator/author of this work, I grant the University of Kansas, (KU) permission to place my work into KU ScholarWorks, KU's online institutional repository, for permanent electronic preservation and for distribution worldwide in any format or medium.

______ As the creator/author of this work, I grant the University of Kansas, (KU) permission to place my work anonymously, without crediting me as the creator/author into with KU ScholarWorks, KU's online institutional repository, for permanent electronic preservation and for distribution worldwide in any format or medium.

______ As the creator/author of this work, I DO NOT grant the University of Kansas(KU), permission to place my work into KU ScholarWorks, with KU's online institutional repository.

Optional Permission: Creative Commons License

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For more information, please see Creative Commons Licenses. Descriptions of each of the Creative Commons licenses are at the bottom of that page.

Please note that if you indicated above that you wish to share your work anonymously, you waive the attribution part of the license.

If you choose to share your work under a Creative Commons license, read the following information and select a license. If you choose NOT to share your work under a Creative Commons license, do not select a license.

______ Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY)

This license lets others distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon your work, for any purpose, including for commercial purposes, as long as they credit you for your original work.

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This license lets others share, remix, adapt, and build upon your work for non-commercial purposes, as long as they credit you for your original work and license their new works under the identical terms as your original license. All new works based on your work will carry the same license as your original work.

______Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives (CC-BY-ND)

This license lets others share your work for any purpose, including for commercial purposes, as long as they credit you for your original work. This license prohibits others from sharing derivative works based on your work.

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This license is the most restrictive of the six main licenses. This license only allows others to download your work and share your work with others as long as they credit you. This license prohibits others from using your work for commercial purposes and sharing derivative works based on your work.

Representations and Warranties

I represent this submission is my own original work and my work does not, to the best of my knowledge, infringe upon anyone's intellectual property (copyright, patent, trademarks or trade secrets). I also represent and warrant that my work contains no libelous or other unlawful matter and makes no improper invasion of privacy of any other person. I also represent, to the best of my knowledge, my work contains no academic misconduct, including plagiarism.

Non-Exclusive Distribution License

I understand that, as the creator/ author of this work, I retain the copyright to my work. I grant to the University of Kansas, (KU) a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide license to disseminate my work through its institutional repository and to migrate my work (e.g., copy it) for preservation purposes at any time in the future and as many times as necessary.

Unless specified otherwise in this form, I understand that KU will make no substantive changes to the content of my work. I understand that slight modifications in formatting may occur during the process of conversion.

I understand that I may revoke this permission for the disclosure or use of my work by KU by giving written notice to with KU'scholarWorks that I would like my work to be removed from with KU'scholarWorks. I understand that if I revoke my permission, KU will maintain an archived electronic copy, but the archived electronic copy will not be accessible to the public.

Student's Signature: ________________________________________

Date: ______________________________________________

The University of Kansas Libraries, 1425 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045

Created 8/05, rev. 12/2025