Access and Use
Copyright Status
The status of copyright on the materials of the Jerome Kern Collection is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The Jerome Kern Collection is open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Performing Arts Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. The following paragraphs provide instructions for reproducing items in the Jerome Kern Collection:
1. Reproduction for Research and Scholarship. Starting on January 1, 2010, all materials in the collection may be reproduced by Library patrons for the purposes of research and scholarship without the permission of the Estate and/or Trust.
2. Reproduction for Other Uses. Starting on January 1, 2010, the following will apply with regard to reproduction for uses other than research and scholarship of materials in the collection:
a) In the United States. For use in the United States, all of the collection materials published prior to 1923 may be reproduced by Library patrons without the permission of the Estate and/or Trust. Any further uses of the materials are governed by U.S. copyright law;
b) In Foreign Territories. Any use of materials outside the United States is governed by the applicable copyright law of the territory in which such use occurs.
3. Contact for Permissions. Persons wishing to reproduce materials in the collection for uses other than those permitted herein will be advised to contact the Estate of Betty Kern Miller and the Betty Kern Miller Literary Trust, c/o R. Andrew Boose, Davis Wright Tremaine, 1633 Broadway, New York, New York 10019, [email protected]