UT-CS Publications Copyright Policy

Permission to copy technical reports is granted at this time for the operations and uses listed below. However, this permission is non-transferable and is subject to revocation on a report-by-report basis, due to possible copyright transfers that are normal in the publication process. Any additional copyright restrictions are noted in the reports themselves. Default permissions are for anonymous ftp, electronic viewing, and single-copy printing. Permissible uses are research and browsing. Specifically prohibited are SALES of any copy, whether electronic or hardcopy, of any of these reports for any purpose. Also prohibited is copying, excerpting or extensive quoting of any report in another work without the written permission of one of the report's authors.

Technical report file names consist of the prefix "tr" followed by the technical report number (tr92-06.ps). Technical report numbers consist of two numbers, the left-most one representing the year. The file format is either a postscript file (e.g., tr92-06.ps.), or a compressed postscript file (e.g., tr92-06.ps.Z). If the file is compressed, you should, after you have ftped it to your site, uncompress it using the Unix command uncompress .

If you wish to order hard copy of any of these technical reports, there is a minimal fee. The prices are listed below.

All reports are $5.00 each. Dissertations and Theses are $13.00 each.

Make your U.S. bank check or international money order payable to:

The University of Texas at Austin
(foreign  checks must be in U.S. dollars and payable through a U.S. bank)

and mail to:

Publications Center
Department of Computer Sciences
Taylor 2.124
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX  78712-1188

Contact trcenter@cs.utexas.edu for more information about departmental publications and technical reports.