What steps is EThOS taking to safeguard authors’ rights?
The intention of EThOS is to promote the reputation of authors and their institutions. No-one is profiting financially from the supply of theses. EThOS assumes that the vast majority of authors of past theses are happy to have their theses distributed via the service as it replaces the existing British Thesis Service. Should an author or other rights-holder object, EThOS has a rapid take-down procedure and will remove the thesis with immediate effect. When making theses available authors must be encouraged to take into account any third party material that may be contained and ensure that they have sought the necessary permissions of the copyright holder. Further guidance on issues associated with Copyright and Third Party material is available in this Toolkit, or should be obtained from your own academic institution. Each thesis within the Central Hub has an End User Licence Agreement to remind users that the work is copyright of the author or third parties. The Licence reminds users
