Conditions on the use of ICAME
corpus material
The primary purposes of the
International Computer Archive of
Modern and Medieval English (ICAME)
are:
- collecting and
distributing information on (i) English language material
available for computer processing; and (ii) linguistic research
completed or in progress on this material;
- compiling an archive of corpora
to be located at the University of Bergen, from where copies of
the material can be obtained at cost.
The following conditions govern the
use of corpus material distributed through ICAME:
- No copies of corpora, or parts of
corpora, are to be distributed under any circumstances without the
written permission of ICAME.
- Print-outs of corpora, or parts
thereof, are to be used for bona fide research of a non-profit
nature. Holders of copies of corpora may not reproduce any texts,
or parts of texts, for any purpose other than scholarly research
without getting the written permission of the individual copyright
holders, as listed in the manual or record sheet accompanying the
corpus in question. (For material where there is no known
copyright holder, the person(s) who originally prepared the
material in computerized form will be regarded as the copyright
holder(s).)
- Commercial publishers and other
non-academic organizations wishing to make use of part or all of a
corpus or a print-out thereof must obtain permission from all the
individual copyright holders involved.
- The person(s) who originally
prepared the material in computerized form must be acknowledged in
every subsequent use of it.
Please, keep ICAME informed of research completed or in progress
on the material. If possible, send a copy of publications and
research reports to the
Centre in Bergen.
Use of ICAME texts within an
institution
Though ICAME texts cannot be used and
distributed outside the institution making the order, they can be
freely used within the institution (department, faculty, university)
for the purposes of research and teaching. To prevent any use of the
material for commercial and profit-making purposes, it is advisable
to limit access to registered computer users within the institution.
The way this is done may vary depending upon the institution making
the order.
The HIT Centre,
Allégt. 27, N-5007 Bergen, Norway.
Tel.: +47 55 58 29 54/5/6. Fax: +47 58 94 70
E-mail: icame@hit.uib.no