introduction to copyright for education
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Introductory information on Copyright Law, exemtions for education and using material under license for educational purposes.TRANSCRIPT
Copyright
Copyright
• The law governing copyright in the UK is the 1988
Copyright, Design and Patents Act (CDPA) and amendments
• It exists to protect the intellectual standing and economic
rights of creators and publishers of all literary, dramatic,
artistic, musical, audio-visual and electronic works
• There is provision for educational use within the Act and
subsequent amendments.
Copyright & Education
• Copyright affects a variety of teaching and learning
activities:
– Course readers, copies or hand-outs for class
– Broadcasts or recordings
– Presentations and lectures
– Students work
– Copying for purpose of instruction
– Copying for purpose of examination
– Copying for purposes of non-commercial research
Copyright & Education
• Educational establishments must hold relevant licenses to
reproduce works
• Relevant licenses are underpinned by copyright exceptions for
education and instruction
• The original works of academics and students are protected by copyright
Copyright & Education
• Educational establishments must hold relevant
licenses to reproduce works
• Relevant licenses are underpinned by copyright exceptions for
education and instruction
• The original works of academics and students are protected by copyright
Using Material under Copyright License
• Do you have permission to use:
– Is the material covered by an institutional licence?
– Is there a license or information about copyright in the
material?
– Do you have direct permission from the author?
What kind of license?
• Institutional Licenses: CLA/NLA/ERA
• Creative Commons
– License chosen by the copyright owner
• Open or public domain
– Made available by the copyright owner or out of copyright
• Open Government
– Assigned to government documents intended for instruction or reuse
Terms and conditions
• CLA– Title Search or check with Digital Collections Team
• Creative Commons– Usually will link to the license
• Government websites – NHS -HMSO– Look for statement at foot of page, follow links to terms and conditions
Be Aware!
• Third party content permissions – these may be different to
the document/site as a whole
• Are they the rights holder? Does the place where you have
found the work have the right to give you the right to re-use
it?
– If you are not sure or think not DON’T DO IT!
– Remember ignorance is not a defence.
• Web content can be free to view but NOT free to use/re-use
Some advice• Linking is safer than downloading the work and uploading:
– If changes are made to permissions you don’t need to change your link
– If the rights holder removes their work you are not still displaying it
• Linking is safer but is not a failsafe, you can be prosecuted
for linking to unlawful content
• Remember if in doubt DON’T DO IT
• Seek advice from Digital Collections or Legal Services
Copyright & Education
• Educational establishments must hold relevant licenses to
reproduce works
• Relevant licenses are underpinned by copyright
exceptions for education and instruction
• The original works of academics and students are protected by copyright
Exceptions for Education – All Change
• Fair Dealing– Since the legislation change of June 2014 most exceptions for education now come under
fair dealing
– This is not the same as the USA’s Fair Use
• Fair Dealing does not conflict with the normal exploitation of the work
• Does not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the rights
holder
• The purpose must be non-commercial
• Acknowledgement must be included if possible
Exemptions for Education-
For the purpose of instruction• Under copyright exemptions for education you can use works for
the purpose of instruction or illustration
• The material must be essential to the instruction not just making
your slides look better
• An appropriate amount of the work should be used, if you can
make the point with less of the work - use less
• Must be ‘fair dealing’
* Remember this is a UK only law – where will your slides be read?
Exemptions for Education
• As a result of the change we may be able to disseminate
exam papers more widely for revision
• You can use images essential to teaching in presentation
and teaching materials without fear of infringement
• We may be able to develop new ways of presenting
teaching materials
Images
• How to find images you can use:
– SitePoint 30 Creative Commons Resources
– JISC Digital Media Finding sources of audiovisual material to use
– CC Search Search for creative commons licensed images
Images• Be careful using photos, the copyright owner is usually the
photographer not the subject• Can’t find what you need under license?
• Own picture
Videos
• YouTube – check permissions and consider linking rather
than downloading
• Try the CC Search
• Off air recording – contact ITaCs
• Lecture capture – may pose problems with permissions
from students and copyrighted material
Attribution• Written material - normal citation like Harvard or APA• Web materials • Videos, images & photos also need attribution
You can find more information on citation in:• Pears, Richard; Shields, Graham J (2013) Cite them right: th
e essential referencing guide, 9th ed, Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan.
Citation or Attribution?
• Attribution: Acknowledgement of the use of someone else’s
information
• Citation: When you publish a paper that makes use of
someone else’s information
– Citation is a specific form of attribution but there are many different forms
Citation or Attribution?
CitationGibson (2009) ‘Attribution vs Citation: Do you know the difference?’ FGIBSON.COM Available:http://fgibson.com/2009/07/10/attribution-vs-citation-do-you-know-the-difference/ (Accessed: 16/06/2014)
AttributionAttribution vs Citation: Do you know the difference: Gibson Source: http://fgibson.com/2009/07/10/attribution-vs-citation-do-you-know-the-difference/ (CC-BY)
Attribution
• http://wiki.creativecommons.org/
Best_practices_for_attribution
• Usually needs: Title, Author, Source, License
Using your own work
• Materials developed at another institution
– The copyright may be owned by the institution, consider creating them again
• Articles written by you
– Check publisher permissions sherpa.ac.uk/romeo
• Books written/edited by you check the terms & conditions
for reuse on the publisher site or your own documentation
• Remember to archive your work in TeesRep
Summary
• Try to use work under license
– Institutional, open (public domain), government or creative commons
• Get permission from the rights holder
– Students/collegues may assign you right to use
– Contact the rights holder direct – try Twitter
• Use under education exemptions
– Remember must be essential and as small an amount as possible
Finally
• For more information see Copyright LibGuide
• If unable to scan can photocopy
• Problems with access contact Digital Collections
• Copyright queries contact Legal Services
• Remember risk assessment and if you are uncertain don’t
do it and seek advice