Exercises on copyright issues and open licences

1. https://www.flickr.com/photos/toprankblog/10987479805/in/photostream/ 1

2. Meaning of Terms
 Author/Creator: is the originator of any written work
 Copyright: exclusive right given by law to the
author/creator of a work
 What can be copyrighted? – Any work which is not an
exact copy of someone else’s work
 Can ideas be copyrighted? No… only expression of
ideas are copyrighted...
 Can copyright be transferred? Yes, an author can
assign copyright to another person, as in the case of
property

3. Copyright
Exclusive rights given by law to
the original creator/author
To get credit
To copy
To distribute
To license
To sell/make economic
transaction
To perform
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4. Further Copyright…
 Prohibits unauthorized use,
distribution, performance,
adaptation, sell, etc.
 Requires permission of the
Copyright holder for creating any
derivative works
 Fair use or fair dealing is though
permitted
 Fair use covers Examples of fair
use include commentary, search
engines, criticism, news reporting,
research, teaching, library archiving
and scholarship. 4

5. Knowledge Commons
 Who owns knowledge?
 Researchers stand on the shoulder of giants
 Previous research is necessary for new research
 Knowledge is Free – Information is not.
 Data Information Knowledge

6. What is “Open”?
 It’s about open license used to share educational and
research material
– Reuse
– Revise
– Remix
– Redistribute
– Retain
 No permission required as long as the open license is
respected

7. Defining the "Open" in Open Content
 Retain - the right to make, own, and control copies of the content
(e.g., download, duplicate, store, and manage)
 Reuse - the right to use the content in a wide range of ways (e.g.,
in a class, in a study group, on a website, in a video)
 Revise - the right to adapt, adjust, modify, or alter the content
itself (e.g., translate the content into another language)
 Remix - the right to combine the original or revised content with
other open content to create something new (e.g., incorporate
the content into a mashup)
 Redistribute - the right to share copies of the original content,
your revisions, or your remixes with others (e.g., give a copy of
the content to a friend)
http://www.opencontent.org/definition/ 7

8. Open Licenses
Creative Commons
 CC-BY
 CC-BY-SA
 CC-BY-NC
 CC-BY-NC-SA
 CC-BY-ND
 CC-BY-NC-ND
Concepts
 Attribution
 Share Alike
 Non-Commercial
 Non-Derivative

9. Why Creative Commons?
 Legal Code: expansive legal
languages tested in several
cases
 Commons Code: Simple
icon-based approach to
explain what you can do want
you can’t
 Digital Code: Enables
search engines to search and
locate through CC Rights
Expression Language
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10. Re-mix Game
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11. Creative Commons Licence Compatibility Wizards
http://www.web2rights.com/creativecommons/
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12. Choosing CC 0
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13. Choosing CC BY
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14. Choosing CC BY SA
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15. Choosing CC BY NC
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16. Choosing CC BY ND
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17. Choosing CC BY NC SA
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18. Choosing CC BY NC ND
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19. Case 1
 Consider a publication where the
author has identified the following
to be included. Decide what
license should be needed and how
you will go about it.
– Original texts plus, images from CC-BY-
SA, also texts from CC-BY-NC.
– Author has also indicated use of
some Copyrighted materials, and
have permission to be used by
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20. Case 2
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 Consider a publication where the author
has identified the following to be
included. Decide what license should be
needed and how you will go about it.
– Original texts plus, images and texts
from PD
– Author has also indicated use of some
texts from CC-BY sources
– There are large number of images
from online sources, the author has
not credited

21. Sources of Guidance
 JISC OER IPR Support
http://www.web2rights.com/OERIPRSupport/index.html
 FAQ at CC
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/FAQ#How_do_I_prope
rly_attribute_a_Creative_Commons_licensed_work.3F
 WikiEducator
http://wikieducator.org/Creative_Commons_unplugged/Re
mix_and_compatibility
 OER Remix Game Online
http://opencontent.org/game/betagame.html
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22. Questions/Comments
 Thank you very much for your attention.
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Thanks to Dr Sanjaya Mishra!