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The Program on Georgian Studies at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard provides access to digitized materials to support research, teaching, and learning on the history, culture, and politics of the Georgian Diaspora in the USA. These collections often include content from a wide range of individuals, organizations, and communities. Because of the diverse origins of these materials, we are not always able to identify or contact all rights holders prior to making content available.
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Contact for Information or Questions
We make a good faith effort to respect known copyright associated with materials in our collections. If you are a copyright holder of these materials, and you believe material in our collections has been made available without your permission, and that it is not subject to an applicable exception under U.S. copyright law, you may request that the material be reviewed for restriction or removal.
Please contact us at:
GeorgianStudies@fas.harvard.edu
or by mail at:
1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA
Your request should include the following:
A description of the material in question and information sufficient for us to locate it;
Your name and preferred contact information (address, telephone number, email);
A statement confirming that you are the copyright holder or are authorized to act on the rights holder’s behalf, along with an explanation of your claim to rights in the material;
A statement that the information you provide is accurate and made under penalty of perjury; and
Your physical or electronic signature.
Once we receive your request, Program on Georgian Studies staff will review the submission to determine whether there is just cause for restricting or removing the material. If so, we will temporarily remove the item from public access while we evaluate the claim. Depending on the outcome, access may be restricted, the item may be removed, or it may be reinstated with updated information. Please note that removal from public access also means that the Program on Georgian Studies will no longer commit to the item's long-term digital preservation.
You will receive a response with the outcome of the review, and we will retain a record of the request and decision for documentation purposes