Various licences can help you to use printed and electronic copyright material safely in support of teaching and learning. Gain an overview of how best to use electronic resources and links in your DMU Resource List, and how to go about obtaining permission to use sources that are not covered by the law or by licence.
The licence permits us to copy and circulate cuttings from certain newspapers (i) for distribution to staff for internal use, and (ii) for distribution to students for their educational and instructional purposes. For more information see the NLA Licence tab.
Posting materials generated by DMU staff without permission is an infringement of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, so the student or a member of staff can issue a take down notice.
CourseHero - use this link - Submit Takedown Request.
StuDocu - use this link - https://www.studocu.com/en-gb/support/copyright?origin=supportButton
Study Drive - send an email using the following text to info@studydrive.net -
Dear Study Drive,
The included links are to course content produced by DMU that has been uploaded to your website, including exam papers, lecture slides and lecture notes. This material is the copyright of DMU. We have not granted permission for this material to be shared and therefore request that you remove the infringing material from your website.
I am authorised to represent the owner of intellectual property rights in the protected material.
The information contained in this notice is accurate and I believe, with good faith, that the publication, distribution and reproduction of the material described is not authorised by the rightsholder, the rightsholder’s agent or the law.
Infringing material - [include URLs of infringing material here]
The Library is always happy to provide assistance with seeking copyright permissions, but if you choose to do this yourself, you should follow the guidelines below.
It is important to provide clarity for a copyright owner when seeking permission to copy. A lack of clarity will involve the recipient in additional work or uncertainty over their permission. This may well lead to a refusal (or lack of response). Make every effort to present information clearly so that owners are encouraged to co-operate.
Permission can only be granted by the copyright “owner”, who may not be the point of contact on the web. Request them to respond with the name of the copyright owner if not.
Ensure that if you get clearance to copy that you have permission in writing and that it specifically refers to your declared proposed use or contains a set of conditions. A reassurance on the telephone is not sufficient. Keep the permission in a safe place so that you can refer to it if challenged. Include a statement on the copyright position of materials associated with the material itself either on the web site or on paper copies to show that you have permission.
Be aware that the “owner” of the site that you wish to copy from does not own all the material on it. They may have embedded pictures into text that they have produced. They may own the text and the rights to use the picture quite properly from another source. That does not mean that they have the right to allow you to reuse the picture.
There may be occasions when you wish to make multiple copies of book chapters and journal articles, for example, to give out to students in class, or to add to your DMU Resource List. In order to enable you to do this without infringing copyright, the University subscribes to the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) Higher Education Licence. The licence permits the making of:
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