Copyright guide for students - Copyright - The University of Sydney - 4 views
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The owner of copyright in a work has a number of exclusive rights including the right to control publication and copying of their work, as well as the right to make the work available online. Copyright owners also have moral rights and performers' rights.
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Usually the author or creator of a work is the copyright owner. There are some exceptions to this rule so if you need more information on ownership of copyright see Who owns copyright.
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The ownership of copyright has some interesting implications for sites such as "Teachers pay Teachers". (i.e. a teacher may not own the copyright for the material they produce)
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Australia does not have a system of copyright registration. Once your work has been placed in a material form, that is, written down, recorded or filmed, it is protected by copyright
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Usually you need the copyright owner’s permission to copy their work
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some exemptions, such as the fair dealing provisions, which permit limited copying for a range of reasons, including research or study, without infringing copyrigh
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This allows you to copy limited amounts from copyright works for your course needs, to prepare a research paper or essay, or to write a thesis without infringing copyrigh
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You need to consider five factors before deciding if your copying constitutes fair dealin
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It's a myth that material on the internet isn’t protected by copyright and that you can copy or download whatever you like
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Always check the terms of use section of the website before downloading or printing material.
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if the information is in electronic format, post the URL or citation on your blog, website or shared server space: sharing the URL is not a copyright infringement
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You cannot upload the presentation onto a blog or website as that would mean that the copying you carried out would no longer be for research or study.
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A introduction to what copyright means for you as a student. Applies directly to assignment 1.
