Terms of Service

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Information for Contributors
By registering to be a contributor of any material on this site, you agree to the following terms and conditions:

1. You acknowledge that:
a. All content is published subject to the University of Melbourne’s discretion.
b. Content may also be removed at any time subject to the University’s discretion.
c. The University of Melbourne is not required to notify you prior to removing your content.
d. No fees or royalties are payable for the use of this content.
e. The University of Melbourne may archive content uploaded by you.
f. The University of Melbourne will seek permission from you to use your content for any other purpose not disclosed in these terms & conditions.


2. By submitting your content to the Lost Plays Database, you give permission for your content to be made available on it and for the University of Melbourne to use, copy, publish, make available, distribute, transmit, perform, display, edit or modify the content you submit anywhere in the world.


3. By submitting your content to the Lost Plays Database, you give permission for users to use, copy, publish, make available, distribute, transmit, perform, display, edit or modify the content you submit anywhere in the world for personal, non-commercial purposes or for use as part of a research or academic publication or for educational purposes so long as the material is acknowledged as being sourced from the Lost Plays Database. By submitting material to the Lost Plays Database you accept that your right to be acknowledged as the creator of the content may be limited to the 'History' page of the entry you contribute to. Especially where an entry is revised by multiple authors, acknowledgments of an entry may only cite the Lost Plays Database as the original source of the material.


4. You are not entitled to any royalties, fees or other compensation in return for any utilization of your contributions as allowed under this agreement.


5. You warrant that any material contributed by you on the Lost Plays Database does not breach the intellectual property rights of others and as such you warrant that:
a. You have all the rights necessary to make this material available on Lost Plays Database and that there is no third party copyright included in the material you are submitting.
b. If the content you have submitted was created by another person or there is third party copyright in the material you have obtained express written permission from the creator of copyright owner. You may be required to provide copies on request.


6. If submitting photographs or images of other people you agree to obtain written permission from them before you submit their image to the Lost Plays Database. You may be required to provide copies of these permissions on request.


7. You agree not to post any illegal or inappropriate content such as:
a. Pornographic material
b. Defamatory or discriminatory material
c. Material that contains racial vilification, cruelty or violence
d. Material that is abusive or harassing in nature
e. Material of a commercial nature, for example seeking to endorse commercial products or activities or to solicit business
f. Material that invades or interferes with the privacy of any person
g. Personal information, such as telephone numbers, addresses, photographic images or individuals without their express written consent.


8. You understand and accept that the academic biographical details that you supply will be made available on the web site.


9. You may be held legally responsible for the content you submit to the Lost Plays Database.


If you have any comments or question about these terms & conditions please contact The University Copyright Office (copyright-office@unimelb.edu.au) or +61 3 8344 4638.