Per the donor agreement, copyright to unpublished materials created by Oskar Maria Graf passed to his heirs. Rights to any materials in the collection created by Gisela Graf, widow of Oskar Maria Graf, are now held by the University Libraries of the University at Albany.

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives will provide information about copyright owners and other restrictions, but the legal determination ultimately rests with the researcher. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Head of Special Collections and Archives.