Permission or licensing is needed if copying.

Kirkwood's Guide to Open Educational Resources

The most common, 'CC-BY', means that the work can be copied, edited, and distributed without permission of the creator/owner, requiring only that you attribute the original author.

Permission already granted: works with a Creative Commons or other open license will be labeled with the specifics of what type of use is allowed.

Attribute the original source in any posted or distributed copies.

Assume a government document to be in the public domain unless it contains a copyright notice. See Public Domain Sherpa for help determining if a work is in the public domain.

Most works older than 1923 are in the public domain, and some later works as well.

No permission needed: works in the public domain may be copied and distributed without permission of the creator/owner.

This table begins with the most permissive (and therefore easiest) options, then works down to the most restrictive: Is the work in the Public Domain? Special note: a link to material that exists on a website (for example: YouTube, New York Times website, or a Library subscription database) is NOT considered a copy, and no copyright or fair use considerations need to be made, except in rare cases where a site states that linking is specifically not allowed.

a digital copy is downloaded and saved to Talon, or distributed through email.

a print copy is made and distributed in class or through a course pack in the bookstore.

Need quality images for a PowerPoint or other public presentationįor all instances of copyright and fair use, use of materials is considered copying if:.

Create a 'course pack' of assorted materials as a textbook replacement.

Share an article or book chapter with your students in class on Talon.

The following flowchart will help if you want to: Legal use of copyrighted materials is a common daily consideration for educators, and it can often be challenging to sort out your options. Flowchart for legal use of copied materials

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