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Copyright and Online Learning Environments
• Rafia Mirza• Digital Humanities Librarian
• Peace Ossom Williamson• STEM & Nursing Librarian
• Lydia Pyburn• Off-Campus Services Librarian
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• About Copyright
• Materials found on the Open Web • Public Domain, Fair Use• Open Access, Creative Commons• Finding Materials for Courses
• Open Web and PubMed Central• Linking
• Licensed Materials (in our Library)• Materials found though Library Resources
(catalog, databases, etc.)• Types of Materials• Single- and Multi-User Licenses• Linking • Reserves
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DisclaimerThe following content is advice based on local expertise and widely adopted best
practice. Neither this presentation nor any advice provided by UTA Libraries’ Services
staff constitute legal advice.
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“Copyright is a form of protection grounded in the U.S. Constitution and granted by law for
original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Copyright covers both
published and unpublished works. ” via copyright.gov
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Copyright• All Rights are Reserved
o This means you must ask for permission for any use not covered by Fair Use
o Without the copyright holder's permission, the work cannot be• Used• Adapted• Copied• Published• Modified
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Open Web Materials• Materials found online, outside of the
library’s resources.
• These materials may be copyrightedo Free from copyright
• Public Domaino Copyrighted
• Fair Use• Creative Commons• Open Access
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Public Domaino These works are unavailable to private ownership, or
are publicly available. This occurs when intellectual property rights • have expired• are forfeited• or are inapplicable
o Examples:• Expired, created
before 1923: Notes on Nursing by Florence Nightingale (published 1860)
• Inapplicable: Works by the United States Government are considered public domain
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Public Domaino You do not need to request permission or pay a license
fee to use these works; and, for the most part, you can use these works in any way you wish because they are not covered by copyright law.
o Derivative works – No restriction in the public domain• Translation• Dramatization
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Fair Useo According to U.S. Copyright, fair use is permitted use by
exception. These are generally for comment or criticism, reporting, teaching and scholarship, or research.
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Fair Useo The four factors that determine whether
reproduction is fair use are purpose, nature, amount, and market.
• Purpose: Educational and non-profit• Nature: Published, factual, nonfiction material• Amount: Small portion of a work• Market: Little or no effect on sales
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Fair Useo Formats: Rules of thumb
•Text: 10% or 1,000 words•Film/Animation: 10% or 30 seconds• Image/Illustration: complete work, but no more than 5 from same artist/photographer•Data Table: 10% or 2,500 fields or cell entries
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Moral Consideration
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o BEST PRACTICE: Do not forget attribution.
oEven when you use a work legally, it is best practice to provide information about the source• Creator of the work• Location of the original
oAlso, be sure you are not breaking a site’s terms of service.
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Open Access
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Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
OA removes price barriers (subscriptions, licensing fees, pay-per-view fees) and permission barriers (most copyright and licensing restrictions). - Peter Suber
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Open Access
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Creative Commons
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Creative Commons
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Linking
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Licensed Materials (in our Library)
• License agreementoA contract between two or more parties
stipulating permission to use materials for a specific period and cost.
• You can use licensed electronic materials in your classeso EbooksoArticles
eBooks
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eBooks
eBooks
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Articles in PDF format
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Linking to Licensed materials
http://libguides.uta.edu/linking
o Include ezproxy for off-campus students
https://login.ezproxy.uta.edu/login?url=
o Use permanent or stable URLs
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=2012421889&site=ehost-live
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Reserveso Course Reserves
o http://pulse.uta.edu/vwebv/enterCourseReserve.do
o Guidelineso http://www.uta.edu/library/reserves/facultyguidelines.ph
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o FAQo http://www.uta.edu/library/reserves/facultyfaq.php
o Reserves Form o http://www.uta.edu/library/reserves/form-request.php
Questions? Email: [email protected]
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http://libguides.uta.edu/copyright
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Presenters
• Rafia Mirza• Digital Humanities Librarian• [email protected]
• Peace Ossom Williamson• STEM & Nursing Librarian• [email protected]
• Lydia Pyburn• Off-Campus Services Librarian• [email protected]
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.
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