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Under the Intellectual Property Policy, the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog generally asserts ownership over all IP – including copyright – created by staff members, titleholders and visitors. While authors retain copyright in ‘scholarly and creative works’ such as books, journal articles, conference papers and artistic works under the policy, this does not typically extend to teaching materials.

As such, releasing teaching materials created in the course of employment at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog under a Creative Commons or other licence, including through granting permission, requires authorisation from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog. Submit any enquiries to the Copyright Coordinator.

The Procedures for Using Third Party Materials for Educational Purposes requires that third party copyright material such as textbooks, journal articles, films, and music must only be provided to students via Course Readings. This is to ensure that copying limits, notices, and reporting requirements are met. The Library can assist with locating required materials.

Third party materials should only be distributed directly to students if it’s a teaching aid or part of an assessment or exam and even then, only if its permitted under any applicable licence terms for that material.

Incorporating resources for use in teaching materials such as presentations, worksheets and handouts should rely on at least one of the following schemes.

Create your own materials

Using your own teaching materials limits the likelihood of copyright infringement, although there may be circumstances where third party rights still need to be considered.

The rights to material produced under previous employment may still be retained by that employer, for instance, and would require permission for re-use. Material containing elements created by a co-author, publisher, performer, interviewee or some other third party may similarly require clearance.ÌýÌý

Open Educational Resources (OERs)

OERs consist of materials that are in the public domain or have been released under a Creative Commons or other open licence that permits some degree of use without purchase or permission. OER materials include textbooks, journals, courseware, software, datasets, images, music and video, or any item freely distributed for teachers to copy and adapt.

The Copyright Compliance Policy prioritises the use of OERs for ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog activities wherever possible.

See the for information on how to find OERs by discipline and format.

Copyright Expired

Copyright durations can be broadly summarised as follows, however there are numerous exceptions depending on the type of material and other factors, such as the publication date.

â–ª For works: life of the author + 70 years.
â–ª For subject matter other than works: date made + 70 years.
â–ª For government material: date made + 50 years.

In 2004 the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog-US free trade agreement introduced transition measures to expire the copyright in certain items when the copyright terms were extended from 50 to 70 years. As a result, copyright in ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog has expired for:

â–ª Most literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works if the author died before 1955.
â–ª Photographs and sound recordings made before 1955.

See the Copyright Durations page for specific durations by material type.

Linking or embedding

The examination exception in the Copyright Act permits unlimited copying and communication of any type of material if it is used as part of an exam or assessment question or answer. It excludes practice tests that are not formally assessed.Ìý

Note that licence terms may override legislated rights and exceptions for some materials.Ìý

Disability access

This exception relies on several fairness factors. To meet these criteria, any copying and communicating of material for disability access purposes should ensure that the required format is not readily available commercially, access to the converted material is restricted, and only the necessary amount is copied.ÌýÌý

Permissions

Can you kindly grant permission to the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide for a worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive licence to copy and communicate the following item for the purpose of including it in teaching and learning materials.

Commercial licences