Building blocks of UK copyright and exceptions

Copyright and licensing training is an important way to build confidence, awareness, and staff skills, enabling the provision of teaching, research and information services in compliance with the law and open educational practices.

This 1hr training course provides an introduction copyright including:

• Components and duration of UK copyright law
• Public domain
• UK copyright exceptions related to teaching & research
• Licences and how they allow specific re-use of copyright protected works
• Copyright risk assessment

This session will be run by Stephanie (Charlie) Farley. Charlie is our Open Educational Resources (OER) Advisor for Educational Design and Engagement. She provides the OER service and the Open.Ed website.

If you’re interested in a tailored workshop for your department please get in touch with the OER Service at open.ed@ed.ac.uk

The session will take place online via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra.

Bookings for Staff via People and Money: https://edin.ac/3DrRDrn

Bookings for Students via Events: https://edin.ac/3eGGFnt 

Header Image: “stack of colorful wooden building blocks” by CraigTaylor74 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0