Open Access & Copyright Dominic Tate (Scholarly Communications)

Copyright in Context Copyright Designs & Patents Act (1988) – Under UK law copyright is automatic – Rights can be sold, transferred or assigned but not claimed – Criticism and review defence may apply – Educational exceptions are extremely limited – There is an exception for examination

Introduction to Copyright Copyright and Employment (and the University) Two sides to the management of copyright in HE: – Managing use of copyright in other works – Managing copyright in your own work

Copyright and Risk RISK = Illegality x Discovery x Litigiousness x Fiscal Damage -Online content is NOT copyright-free -There is no exception for “teaching”

What is Open Access

Copyright & Open Access Unique opportunity to do more with our own work and to retain more rights Green OA represents a right to make a version of your work more widely available Gold OA should always allow you to retain your copyright or to use a CC licence

Creative Commons Licences

CC License Combinations Attribution Non-commercial (by-nc) provides for building upon and remixing but NOT for commercial purposes Attribution Share Alike (by-sa) allows building upon and remixing the work, even for commercial purposes. The users must license their work as Share Alike also. Attribution (by) only provides for all kinds of uses, including derivative works. Attribution No Derivatives (by-nd) Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) is most restrictive Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike (by-nc-sa) provides for building upon and remixing but NOT for commercial purposes

The Edinburgh Addendum

Support Available E-Reserve – Copyright Advisory Service –

Questions? Dominic Tate Scholarly Communications Manager