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All OTC papers are copyrighted by OTC. The following policy, established
by the OTC Board in December 2002, governs how OTC sponsor societies,
authors, and third party organizations may use, or request permission
to use, OTC papers. All requests for permission related to OTC papers
should be sent to service@otcnet.org.
1. OTC sponsor societies may publish any OTC paper in their journals
(paper or electronic) if (a) the author designated the paper for
peer review by the sponsoring society making the request, (b) the
author did not designate a sponsor society for peer review of the
paper, or (c) the sponsor society the author designated for peer
review of the paper has not expressed an interest in publishing
the paper.
2. OTC sponsor societies may include OTC papers in such non-periodicals
as reprint volumes and workshop materials.
3. Direct requests from third-party organizations – i.e.,
those other than OTC sponsor societies -- to publish an OTC-copyrighted
paper in a magazine or journal shall not be granted. OTC will consider
such requests only if made by the author, as OTC’s practice
is to release journal publication rights to the author, who may
in turn transfer such rights to a publisher.
4. Requests from third parties to distribute paper copies of OTC
papers (such as for short courses) or to republish OTC papers in
a collection (book or CD-ROM) will be granted upon payment of a
fee to OTC. See Table 1. Papers may not be
distributed via the Internet.
5. Authors requesting permission to publish in a magazine/journal
that is not published by an OTC sponsor society will be granted
a one-time permission to publish. However, authors are requested
to allow 6 months following the paper’s presentation before
requesting publication elsewhere to allow time for sponsor societies
to consider the paper for publication.
One-time permission will be granted to the author if (a) agreed
to by the sponsor society previously designated by the author to
review his paper or (b) the author did not designate a sponsor society
for review, and/or (c) if no other sponsor society has demonstrated
interest in publishing the paper. The permission is for one-time
journal publication only, and provides for no other distribution
than publication in a single issue. OTC retains all other rights
as provided for under OTC copyright, including right to distribute
the paper in all media.
6. Papers published in all the above situations shall prominently
display the following statement:
© YEAR Offshore Technology Conference. Reproduced by permission.
7. A company may post OTC-copyrighted papers written by its employees
on the companyIntranet, accessible only to employees of the company,
if (a) the author was an employee of the company at the time the
paper was written, (b) the paper was written within the scope of
the author’s employment, and (c) the first page or screen
includes prominent acknowledgement of OTC copyright.
8. No OTC paper may be held in an electronic database other than
(a) one developed for OTC itself or (b) one associated with publication
in a sponsor-society journal.
1. OTC will grant permission to reproduce tables or figures from
OTC-copyrighted papers provided that copyright on the OTC paper
is clear and there is no indication the material is not original
to the author of that paper.
2. Each table or figure used in another paper shall reference
the source paper in the References and include the following statement
in the caption:
© YEAR Offshore Technology Conference. Ref. X.
OTC will charge a research fee and a reproduction fee for such requests.
See Table 2.
Subscribers can (1) make searches of OTC Papers Online, (2) download papers to hard copy or diskette, and (3) make up to 5 copies of a paper for internal use (i.e., by individuals who are authorized users under the terms of the subscription). No paper may be sold or in any manner, including electronic, distributed to anyone who is not an authorized user under terms of the subscription. Subscribers may not provide access information to anyone not included in the subscription agreement.
Papers in OTC Papers Online are copyrighted by the Offshore Technology Conference and are protected under copyright law. Recompiling, copying (by any means, including electronic) beyond the terms stated above and for any use other than personal, and republication in any form or medium is prohibited.
OTC reserves the right to suspend and/or terminate access to OTC Papers Online upon violation of the subscription agreement.
(Fees Are Per Paper, and are in U.S. Dollars)
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Individual* |
Not-for-Profit Organization |
For-Profit Organization** |
| Research Fee*** |
$20 |
$20 |
$20 |
| 1-100 copies |
$200 |
$100 |
$400 |
| 101-500 copies |
$300 |
$150 |
$600 |
| 501-1,000 copies |
Not permitted |
$200 |
$1,000 |
| 1,001-2,000 copies |
Not permitted |
$250 |
$2,000 |
| 2,001+ copies |
Not permitted |
$300 |
$3,000 |
*Someone who is not an author of the paper and
who has need for limited distribution, such as for use in a
short course.
** For-profit organizations include both commercial publishers
and industry companies.
***The research fee covers OTC staff costs for time spent to
verify copyright and publication status of the document. |
(Fees are in U.S. Dollars)
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Individual* |
Not-for-Profit Organization |
For-Profit Organization** |
| Research Fee*** |
$20/item |
$20/item |
$20/item |
| Reproduction Fee |
$2/copy to maximum of $500 |
No fee |
$5/copy to maximum of $1,000 |
*Someone who is not an author of the paper and
who has need for limited distribution, such as for use in a
short course.
** For-profit organizations include both commercial publishers
and industry companies.
***The research fee covers OTC staff costs for time spent to
verify copyright status of the source document and the tables/figures
for which permission to reproduce is being sought. “Item”
is defined as source document (i.e., individual OTC paper),
not as number of tables and/or figures. For example, an individual
requesting permission to reproduce two figures from a single
paper would be charged a $20 research fee. An individual requesting
permission to reproduce one figure from each of two papers would
be charged $40. |
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