Copyright:Support Guides/Open Courses & Educational Resources Copyright Guidelines/Introduction
Introduction
To create and preserve knowledge in a way that opens and facilitates the dissemination of knowledge to the world, UBC instructors are encouraged to utilize Creative Commons licenses, digital repositories and other open access channels to distribute their teaching materials broadly. These guidelines are intended to help instructors and course support teams make responsible use of third-party copyrighted materials[1] in courses or in educational resources that will be shared openly on the Internet.
If you have questions about the information in these guidelines or how it applies to specific use-case scenarios, please contact Copyright at UBC at copyright.services@ubc.ca or 604-827-2006.
For general copyright information, including what it covers, how long it lasts, how you get permission to use someone’s copyrighted material, and how it works internationally, please see UBC’s Copyright Basics FAQ.
These guidelines are current as of 2014-03-06.
- ↑ The term "third-party copyrighted materials" refers to any copyrighted works that you do not own the copyright to (note, this includes work you have authored but have assigned copyright to a publisher).