How are the rights of the original copyright holder protected when data archived at the UK Data Archive are re-used by other researchers?
Access conditions for the dissemination of all materials deposited at the UKDA are agreed between the Archive and the data depositor at the time of deposit, using the licence agreement. This agreement is a contractually binding legal document. Similarly, when materials are requested from the Archive all users agree to an End User Licence whereby the user undertakes to abide by all conditions stipulated in the agreement. This must be completed before any materials are supplied to any user. It is the combination of these contractual agreements that ensures copyright infringement does not occur.
