Copyright policy DAAD Project Joint Course on Software Engineering Contributors K. Bothe, D. Bojić, Z. Budimac, K. Schützler, S. Stoyanov, K. Zdravkova
Imagine… “Ok, you made fine lectures. Now give us what you have, we shall translate it, change it, and then use it. And you will never hear from us again…” “Ok, you made fine lectures. I would very much appreciate if I could use some arbitrary 20 % of your slides in my lecture.”
Usage / changing of slides Core members Members The world Use/change and contribute Use/change and not contribute New members Use selected topics from an offered lecture subset (PDF) Use some slides To give to third parties Two files: PDF version of presentation file (1:1), without animations PDF file with smaller pictures of slides and with lecture notes
Usage / changing of slides current participants Core members Members The world Use/change and contribute Use/change and not contribute New members Use selected topics from an offered lecture subset (PDF) Use some slides To give to third parties Humboldt university Berlin Fac. of science Univ. of Novi Sad Fac. of math. and inf. Univ. of Plovdiv Fac. of science Univ. of Skopje Fac. of EE Univ. of Belgrade Fac. of science Univ. of Niš Fac. of mathematics Univ. of Belgrade Fac. of mech. engineering Univ. of Kragujevac
Usage / changing of slides permitted rights Core members Members The world Use/change and contribute Use/change and not contribute New members Use some slides To give to third parties Use selected topics from an offered lecture subset (PDF) Legend: allowed; not allowed ? ask for permission ? ? ?
Transition of project members Core members Members The world Use/change and contribute Use/change and not contribute New members Use some slides To give to third parties Use selected topics from an offered lecture subset (PDF) Legend: allowed; not allowed ? ask for permission ? ? ? Basic contributions Basic and advanced contributions
If someone is given permission, then it may use lecture in... Core members Members The world Academic presentations Commercial presentations New members Legend: allowed; not allowed
Legal obligations 1. In general, prior to giving the lecture or during the first session mention the source of the lecture (or its parts) 2. First slide of the topic: “parts of this topic …” 3. If just some slides are used, then acknowledgement on every slide (footer). 4. Report usage information to the project. 5. Provide review reports to the project. 6. Place only PDF files on local websites for students’ access (with password protection). 7. Sign the copyright forms.
Point 2 – example 1 If the whole topic is used, then the proper information is already contained in the first slide
Point 2 – example 2 However, if some parts are used, then it should be acknowledged
Point 3 – example If just individual slides are used, then the source must be acknowledged
Contributions/feedback Basic contributions review reports, discussion (suggest new topics, methodology,…). Advanced contributions usage reports, supply additional material, Add new case studies, Add new assignments.
Why do we need a copyright policy? Immense human capital to produce the course materials There is a global market for distance- learning course materials Protect ourselves against piracy
When we shall hand-over produced materials? There is a serious interest in introducing a SE course based on this material or / and There is a serious interest in including larger parts of this course in other courses related to SE or / and There is a serious interest to take part in an international scientific multi-lingual distance- education project and It must be assured that the course material will be password-protected on local servers. PDF-versions can be delivered to the students, however also password-protected.