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- TSW reserves the right to withdraw a work that is libelous, an invasion of privacy, infringes upon copyright, contains a virus, or that does not reflect the nature of the Collection to which the work was submitted.
- When a withdrawal request is received, the Repository Curator will temporarily restrict access to the work and will notify the submitter whenever possible. If it is found that copyright was violated, or the work is libelous or constitutes an invasion of privacy, the work will be withdrawn.
- If withdrawal is requested due to a virus, the Repository Curator will immediately withdraw the item from public view and attempt to contact the original submitter. The submitter will have five business days to respond to the request for a replacement file. If the Repository Curator has not gotten a response within five days, the infected file will be permanently deleted.
- Requests for withdrawal must be directed to the Repository Curator. After a review of the request, the Repository Curator will contact the requestor to let them know a work has been withdrawn, or, if withdrawal is not appropriate, to let the requestor know the reason(s) withdrawal was not completed. Requests for withdrawing dissertations must be directed to the Office of Graduate Studies. See FAQs for ETDs for more information.
- The non-exclusive submission agreement preserves the creator's right to submit additional copies elsewhere. Works may not be withdrawn because a submitter and/or creator leaves the University of Texas at Austin.
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