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Copyright

Copyright exists in the many varied sources and publications used by staff and students. It is good academic practice to comply with the law of copyright. Failure to do so could lead to individual or institutional liability for infringements of copyright.

Why should I be bothered about copyright issues?

University Regulations and policies place responsibility on both students and staff to comply with copyright and other relevant laws. These include:

• Code of Practice for Users of the University Computing Facilities
• Regulations Governing the Use of Library and Computer Room/Area Facilities and Services
• JANET Acceptable Use Policy
• Staff Policy Statement on Copyright, Database Right and Associated Issues

 

Copyright information for students

The Student Guide to Copyright contains more information for students in all modes of study.

A brief guide to how copyright affects photocopying, scanning from journals and digitising music is also available.

 

Copyright information for staff

The Staff Guide to Copyright contains information about copyright issues in research and teaching.

The University holds a number of licences that allow copying (under certain conditions) for educational use.

• The Copyright Licensing Agency's Photocopying and Scanning HE licence allows the making of multiple photocopies and also scanning of material for students
• The Educational Recording Agency's licence permits recording off-air of broadcast programmes 
• The Newspaper Licensing Agency issues a licence to allow the copying of newspaper articles
• Open University Licence - programmes produced by the Open University are not covered by the ERA licence. Please refer to the guidelines below for the specific licence requirements.  

The Staff Guide to Copyright Licences explains the terms of these licences. For further information about copying or scanning, please contact the IS Copyright Officer.

Staff who wish to scan articles from printed publications, for example to deliver via WebCT, cannot do so unless this is done under the CLA Scanning Licence.

 

Further sources of information

• The Intellectual Property Office website contains a useful overview of copyright 
• The British Academy/Publishers Association Guidelines on Copyright and Academic Research are useful for academics and researchers 
• JISC Intellectual Property Rights Overview  covers intellectual property law including copyright

 

Contact for further help

IS Copyright Officer