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COPYRIGHT RELEASE FORM
2008 U.S.–CHINA FORUM ON DISTANCE EDUCATION

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Copyright Transfer

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2. Authors may reproduce or authorize others to reproduce the Work, material extracted verbatim from the Work, or derivative works for the author’s personal use or for company use, provided that the source and the Forum copyright notice are indicated, the copies are not used in any way that implies Forum endorsement of a product or service of any employer, and the copies themselves are not offered for sale.  
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5. For all uses not covered by items 2, 3, and 4, authors/employers must request permission from the 2008 Forum Coordination office to reproduce or authorize the reproduction of the Work or material extracted verbatim from the Work, including figures and tables.
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