How to include a disclaimer on/in a resource FAQ
In every file shared with students, in PowerPoint presentations or on websites it is helpful to include a ‘notice and take down’ disclaimer, especially if your institution does not have an overarching...
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When you find a resource that you want to use in teaching, and there is no licence (such as CC http://creativecommons.org/licenses/) available (see other FAQs in this series), you need to write to the...
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Student App Development presentations available to view
The highly successful Student App Development Day held in Jurys Inn in Newcastle on 14-15 June 2012 resulted in six Apps developed around Elsevier book content. Further details of the process are...
View ArticleIs there any 'out of copyright' content I can use FAQ
Old stuff is rarely 'out of copyright', unless you possess the original physical object/work whose copyright has expired (e.g. for literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works = 70 years from when the...
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Overview of IPR and copyright FAQ
Can we help with an overview of IPR and copyright? Yes of course. Unfortunately it is not easy to do this much more briefly than the below, please bear with us! This information is for the UK and is...
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View ArticleCan I use third party materials in my teaching FAQ
Pretty much everything is copyright so therefore if you didn't create it then it is technically 'third party'. We discuss 'fair dealing' (in the US this is called 'fair use') in another FAQ but...
View ArticleCan I be sued if I say something negative about a person or company FAQ
You can be sued in any circumstance however it is only "defamation" if what you say is untrue. Even if it is true you may have to fund expensive legal action to prove the truth of a statement. Many...
View ArticleWhat is copyright fair dealing FAQ
There are exceptions to the copying rules in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 for particular purposes, such as to improve accessibility, transient incidental copies with no economic value,...
View ArticleIf I have signed over copyright to someone else can I still use it FAQ
Once you have signed over the ownership of your copyright to someone else, such as a publisher, then it belongs wholely to them and you are subject to all the same requirements as anyone else who was...
View ArticleWhat are contracts, policies, disclaimers and staff development FAQ
Contracts, policies, disclaimers and staff development are how institutions manage their legal risks in relation to, for example, health and safety, disability discrimination, etc. Contracts are...
View ArticleHow do contracts, policies, disclaimers and staff development work together FAQ
No single legal concept can be applied to developing teaching materials and potentially OER. Typically an employment contract will state that employees (and contractors) will adhere to the...
View ArticleAre there any agreements where I don't have to ask permission for copyright FAQ
The International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM) and the Professional Scholarly & Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers (PSP) believe it...
View ArticleWho owns copyright in university-developed teaching materials FAQ
Contracts and policies for managing ownership of teaching materials vary tremendously across the UK, from the employer owning everything (which helps when IPR is 'jointly arising' - developed by more...
View ArticleWhat if multiple organisations are involved in authoring teaching materials FAQ
Where staff involved in teaching are employed by different organisations (such as another HEI or commercial partner, or an NHS Trust) there are complexities about how to manage the IPR/copyright. If...
View ArticleNotice and take down policy FAQ
Wherever the organisation keeps its policies and disclaimers we strongly recommend that you add (or update, if necessary) a 'take down' policy (what you will do if someone contacts you with a concern...
View ArticleWhat are 'performance rights' FAQ
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 should really have been called the Copyright, Performance, Designs and Patents Act 1988 because it has five parts (two dealing with Designs). Part I of the...
View ArticleTeaching resource checklist FAQ
Typically, you will have generated most of your own resource, but may have included a photograph from a colleague or the Internet, or you don't recall where it is from, which you may be unsure or have...
View ArticleMy institution subscribes to the CLA licence FAQ
Most universities (but not all) subscribe to the 'Copyright and Licensing Agency' licences. This is a pre-paid licence, negotiated on behalf of the institution usually by the library, that allows you...
View ArticleBlog series of ethical scenarios
For the FRRIICT case study I need to blog some ethical scenarios or concerns arising from how people feel about contributing to research data and teaching materials that are shared openly on the...
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