Resources: Copyright

The flipped classroom presents some special copyright questions. Can I include a figure from the book in my videos? Can I upload a journal article for reading, or for reference? Can I include a song from a DVD? Each university typically has their own copyright policy, so please refer to the policy for your specific institution.

Copyright protects the creators of original literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works (Title 17 Links to an external site., U.S. Code). The protection extends to both published and unpublished material. "Section 106 of the 1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to do and to authorize others to do the following" (Copyright Basics Links to an external site., US Copyright Office):

To reproduce the work
To prepare derivative works
To distribute copies of the work
To perform the work publicly
To display the work publicly

Copyright law makes it illegal for anyone to violate these rights, but the law allows for certain limitations on creators' exclusive rights:

Fair Use Links to an external site.Exemptions for Instructors Links to an external site.
- Fair Use Evaluator Links to an external site.
- A Window on Fair Use Links to an external site. (video)
- Educational Fair Use Guidelines Links to an external site.
  - These guidelines also represent the University of Utah's policy on copying copyrighted materials Links to an external site.

If the above exceptions do not apply to the use of a copyrighted work, permission from the copyright owner is required.

Getting Permission

Assessing Rights & Risks, a U of U Faculty Copyright Primer (narrated slides)

FAQs

What kind of attribution should I give for these materials?

Attribution is not a form of permission; it is an academic standard used to denote where you found your information so that others can refer to it, if needed. Follow your discipline's citation standards (APA, MLA, etc.)

How to Limit Access to Copyrighted Materials:

1) See Canvas Tutorial on how to change permission settings for folders or individual documents.

2) the TEACH act requires that documents not be available for download. If you link things from Library Course Reserve, they can help with this.

3) If you want to refer to a journal article on a public site, you can link it via the Digital Object Identifier (DOI Links to an external site.) number, which is a permanent number/ink that can take you straight to the document if you (your library) has permission to view it. How to Look up the DOI number Links to an external site.

I want to set up an 'open' course. What are my options?

Share and share-alike are Creative Commons copyright permission licenses. Links to an external site.Faculty typically own their original course material so they need to give permission for others to use it.

Reference Materials

University of Utah Copyright Overview & Resources Links to an external site.

Salt Lake Community College Copyright Compliance Links to an external site.

More Questions?

University of Utah Faculty -- Please contact Allyson Mower Links to an external site.

Salt Lake Community College Faculty -- Please contact Tiffany Evans

Otherwise, please contact your campus librarian for assistance.