Presented to Department of Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Students on April 8, 2016

1. Brett D. Currier, MSLS, JD
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3. Created at the
moment it the
article is fixed
in a tangible
medium of
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4. WHAT IS PROTECTED?
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7. WHAT REQUIRES PERMISSIONS?
From the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 6th
Edition
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 Total excerpts more than 800 words
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