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This guide provides copyright information and links, but not legal opinion, which are relevant to the University community

Copyright

Copyright

Lectures

Can I use material which is freely available on the Internet?

The usual copying limits apply to material found on the Internet (usually up to 10% or one chapter or article may be copied, unless otherwise licenced e.g. via Creative Commons). 

Please link to material rather than uploading a copy to your reading list, and check carefully to be sure that you are not linking to infringing material. e.g. an illegal copy of a book.

Material found on the Internet should be referenced as usual.

Can I show this film clip or video in my class?

Yes - if it is via ClickView.

All films and television programs from the ClickView platform may be shown in lectures and included in lecture recordings. This is material previously shown on free to air Australian television and has been licensed specifically for educational use.

Under some conditions - if it is via another source.

Under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), permission is generally not required from copyright owners to screen a film or video in class, provided:

  • the lecture is not being recorded;
  • it is for teaching purposes, not for entertainment;
  • all the people in the audience are part of the course; and
  • the course is 'not-for-profit'.

In some cases, the terms and conditions applying to the subscription to or purchase of a video may mean you would be breaching a contractual licence by screening it in class, even though you are not infringing copyright. e.g. if you use material from your personal streaming service subscription, the terms and conditions may state that content is for your personal use or for use in a domestic setting only.

If your lecture is being recorded, see special conditions in Recording and Streaming Lectures.

Responsibility

Academics have a personal responsibility to ensure that their course is compliant with Copyright.

Pardee Hall - English Department

Pardee Hall - English Department by Lafayette College under a CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 licence

Canvas

Can I add this article to my Canvas site?

Any articles or chapters stored in a Canvas site must be reported to ensure copyright compliance across campus.

Add the articles or chapters to your Leganto reading list, attached to the course page, and click "send" to add it to the Library work queue. The Library will take responsibility for copyright compliance and will even source the articles for you from a list of citations (no need to supply the originals).

Can I add this YouTube video to my Canvas site?

Students may be given the direct link to YouTube videos, or the link may be embedded in your page, however copies cannot be made without permission.

YouTube should be linked to only with caution, as the original may be infringing copyright. Check carefully!

Can I make this film clip available online?

Thousands of commercial films are available through the Library's subscription to ClickView. This also allows clips to be made and embedded into Canvas for teaching purposes. (UC's usage of this service is automatically tracked as part of our participation in the Screenrights agreement.)

Commercial films (excluding ClickView) may not be copied or put online unless a licensed agreement permits.