Copyright Guidance for University of Glasgow staff, students and researchers
Disclaimer: The information contained within this page and associated resources should not be considered legal advice.
For enquiries and to arrange a copyright session contact copyright-queries@glasgow.ac.uk.
Text based copyright resources
CREATe bring together an interdisciplinary team of academics from law, economics, and other disciplines.
The resources below are all downloadable Word documents:
For UofG staff, students and researchers
- Brief explanation UK blanket licences for institutions
- Copyright Basics: What is Copyright (Uk Law), Fair Dealing and UK Copyright Exceptions?
- Creative Commons basics: licences and attribution
- Length of various copyright protected works (UK Law)
- Obtaining permission to use somes else's copyright protected work (print, audio, and film)
- Online sources for Copyright free; images, audio, video and Open Access materials
- Orphan Works (when owner of work(s) cannot be identified)
- Social Media
- Using other people's work
For UofG staff
- Copright basics and FAQ (UofG staff)
- Use of videos in online teaching materials (UofG staff)
- Making use of images in online & face-to-face teaching materials (UofG staff)
- Printed Music Licensing Ltd (PMLL) best practice
- Using text based materials in online teaching and learning materials (UofG staff
For UofG students and researchers
Video based copyright resources
- How to search for images effectively online
- How to to use reverse image search engine Tineye
- UK copyright licences available to the education sector
- UK Fair Dealing
- UK Copyright exceptions
- Box of Broadcasts session aimed at UofG staff
- Copyright Basics session (GUID login required)
- Copyright Basics for UofG students
- Creative Commons basics
Links to resources and services
University of Glasgow content
- Box of Broadcasts
- Copyright User
- Copyright User FAQ
- CREATe at University of Glasgow
- Kaltura video service
- MOOC and Microcredential Statement
- Reading Lists @ Glasgow
- Research Publications and Copyright Policy
- University of Glasgow Intellectual Property & Commercialisation
Links to external content
UK Copyright Exceptions
Can I use?
Find out how the fair dealing exceptions can be used to defend the use of types of media within teaching materials.
Copyright Card Game
This is primarily a interactive game, which includes some information on licences, works, uses and assessing risk.
This self-paced learning object is based on version 2 of the face to face Copyright card game created by Chris Morrison and Jane Secker and is available under a CC-BY-SA licence.