LibGuides: OER: Open Educational Resources: Copyright and OER

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OER, the 5Rs, and Creative Commons by David Wiley is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Copyright & Fair Use

Please refer to the Copyright LibGuide for more information on copyright, fair use, Creative Commons licenses.

Fair use is an exception to copyright set forth in Section 107 of the Copyright Act. Certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—might be considered fair use cases and do not require permission from the copyright holder. There are no definite rules about when fair use overrides copyright law. Each claim for fair use should be considered individually based on these four factors:

Purpose: the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes.
Nature: the nature of the copyrighted work (original or derivative).
Amount: the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole.
Effect: the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

Center for Media & Social Impact's Codes of Best Practices
The Center for Media & Social Impact (CMSI) at American University’s School of Communication in Washington, D.C., is an innovation lab and research center that creates, studies and showcases media for social impact. They have compiled a set of best practices for the fair use of copyrighted media materials.
Copyright, Fair Use, and Piracy. Where does OER Fit In?
The use of OER and freely accessible digital resources has increased greatly during the pandemic as instructional faculty seek to support their students while teaching remotely. But an unprecedented situation does not give us permission to ignore copyright, “fair use”, and piracy. Join us for a refresher of these topics to ensure you’re demonstrating the academic integrity you expect of our students.
Copyright and Fair Use Mythbusters
You found a great resource for your class and shared it with students. Did you check the copyright? What is copyright? Why does it matter? Participants in this webinar will discover the inner workings of copyright, what it means, and why it matters. We will look at common copyright myths and ways to use various resources according to their permissions.
Creative Commons, Copyright, and Fair Use – Why do we need OER?
What is the difference between free content, open content, and fair use? Educators often overestimate what they can do with the fair use copyright exception and underestimate their options with open resources. Join us to learn about the requirements of fair use as well as how to interpret Creative Commons licenses.
Clearing Up Confusion: OER, ZTC, and Fair Use
Understanding how you can use resources based on their copyright is important when selecting sources of course content. This webinar will illustrate the differences between Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) and OER and describe how Fair Use factors into both ZTC and OER.

5R and CC

OER, the 5Rs, and Creative Commons by David Wiley is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Licenses and Attributions

Attributing Creative Common Materials A guide published by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (www.cci.edu.au) in partnership with Creative Commons Australia (http://creativecommons.org.au).

Best Practices for Attribution
You can use CC-licensed materials as long as you follow the license conditions. One condition of all CC licenses is attribution. Here are some good (and not so good) examples of attribution.
Best Practices for Citing Online Content and Avoiding Link Rot
Online content can change or vanish at any moment. The American Bar Association provides some best practices.
Internet Archive Wayback Machine
Explore more than 833 billion web pages saved over time
Creative Commons Licenses
Creative Commons licenses give everyone from individual creators to large institutions a standardized way to grant the public permission to use their creative work under copyright law. The six types of licenses are explained.
OER Licensing and Attributions
This webinar will provide an overview of the various Creative Commons licenses, how content with different licenses can be combined, and how to give proper attributions.
Open Washington Attribution Builder
This is a tool to help you build attributions.

Template for Tracking Source Licensing
A tool for keeping track of the sources you find while gathering materials for your OER work.

Curation and Licencing ASCCC
How do you remix and attribute content with different licenses? How are collections and remixes different and why does it matter? This interactive session is intended for those who are familiar with the Creative Commons licenses and would like to expand their understanding. Bring your questions and licensing challenges.

Other Exceptions to Copyright

Library Use (Section 108)
- Allows libraries and archives to reproduce one copy of a work without obtaining copyright permission.
Right of First Sale (Section 109)
- Allows the general public to lend or resell copyright-protected work that they have purchased. Does not allow for the reproduction of purchased works.
Teach Act (Section 110)
- Describes how copyright-protected materials can be used in distance education settings, including distributing works online in content management systems.

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OER: Open Educational Resources: Copyright and OER

What is an open license and how does it work?

ABOUT CC LICENSES

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Copyright & Fair Use

Copyright & Fair Use

5R and CC

Licenses and Attributions

Other Exceptions to Copyright

Other Exceptions to Copyright

Citation vs Attribution

Citation vs Attribution

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