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One-Time Permission
Each license is unique, covering only the terms and conditions specified in it. Even if you have obtained a license for certain ASCE-copyrighted content, you will need to obtain another license if you plan to reuse that content outside the terms of the existing license. For example: If you already have a license to reuse a figure in a journal, you still need a new license to use the same figure in a magazine. You need separate license for each edition.
Embargo
Permission will be denied if the content is requested within 3 months of the publication date.
No-Fee License
A $0 license is granted to authors who wish to reuse their own content and to authors who wish to reuse ASCE-copyrighted content in their works prepared for another ASCE publication.
Credit Lines
A full credit line must be added to the material being reprinted.
- For reuse in non-ASCE publications, add the words "With permission from ASCE" to your source citation.
- For reuse in ASCE publications, add a comma and "ASCE" after the author-date citation. For example: (Jones and Taylor 2003, ASCE)
- For Intranet posting, add the following additional notice: "This material may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the American Society of Civil Engineers. This material may be found at [URL/link of abstract in the Civil Engineering Database]." (Online use is a limited use that is essentially equivalent to or substitutes for the print version, and embedded material (or a specific link to it) remains in situ; it does not include use as part of a database or other uses that might conflict with or prejudice the usage of the material by ASCE.)
Online Coursepack
The site must be password protected and posted for the semester only.
ASCE Magazines
Permissions granted only for text from Civil Engineering magazine and ASCE News. Permission to use photographs, graphics, figures, or tables must be requested from the copyright owner as noted in the credit line.
Materials Not Copyrighted by ASCE
The requesting party is responsible for ensuring that the material is original to ASCE and that it does not contain the copyright of another entity or reference that it was reprinted by ASCE with permission from another source.
If the requested content is from a joint publication of ASCE with another publisher(s), you must determine whether ASCE or the other publisher(s) own the copyright and make your request to the copyright owner. For books, the copyright owner is usually identified on the page immediately following the title page. For journals, the copyright owner is usually identified in the front matter or on the first page of each article.
General
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ASCE or CCC may, at any time, deny the permissions described in this License at their sole discretion, for any reason or no reason, with a full refund payable to you. Notice of such denial will be made using the contact information provided by you. Failure to receive such notice will not alter or invalidate the denial. In no event will ASCE or CCC be responsible or liable for any costs, expenses or damage incurred by you as a result of a denial of your permission request, other than a refund of the amount(s) paid by you to CCC for denied permissions.