Education

• Content with open licencing, such as Creative Commons or Public Domain
• Content where copyright has expired. In Australia, copyright lasts for the life of the creator plus 70 years.
• External or embedded link to non-infringing content
• Content you have written permission to use
• Content you own the copyright for (e.g. photographs, videos)
• Insubstantial quotes and extracts.

When licensing your work under Creative Commons, you need to make sure the licence you choose is compatible with the licences of all the resources you have used. For example, if aspects of your work contain the "Share Alike" element, the final work must be distributed under a "Share Alike" licence. can help you choose an appropriate licence.

Basically, when creating an OER, using materials that are already Open Access makes the whole process a lot easier however, you can use all sorts of copyright protected materials provided that you have been granted permission for such use by the rights holder.

You can use a copyrighted item in your OER (such as a newspaper article, youtube video) however you need to seek permission from the copyright owner. They must understand your use is not for a usual university assignment, but an OER that will be made freely available online under a Creative Commons licence you set. You would also need to ensure that the video you embed has been uploaded to the Platform (e.g., Youtube) by the Copyright owner and it not in any other way in breach of copyright.

Sample wording:

“I am writing to request your full and informed consent to use [insert title and source/link] in an Open Education Resource I am creating. I wish to advise that my work will be available for anyone to access via [insert platform Vimeo/YouTube].
My work will be freely available as an Open Educational Resource and no commercial gain will made on this material. I will be licencing it under a [insert licence: e.g. Creative Commons attribution 4.0 International (CC By 4.0) Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)]. Should you choose to allow my use of your [insert item] but do not wish for others to share or reuse the video without your explicit permission, I can exclude the video from the Creative Commons Licence.
Your work/s will be fully and correctly referenced, with acknowledgment of author, date of publication, title, and URL, if applicable. If you wish to be attributed in a specific manner, please let me know.
It would be greatly appreciated if you could confirm your consent and let me know if you consent to the video being included under the Creative Commons licence.”

Whenever a work is used under a Creative Commons licence, the original creator must be appropriately attributed. The recommended approach to attributing a Creative Commons work is:

Author, title of work, URL to work, used under Creative Commons Attribution [list licence number], URL to the Creative Commons Licence Please consult the Creative Commons Attribution generator to assist with correctly attributing your work.

See our library website for more information

You should follow the referencing style specified, which is usually APA7 for Education student, however it is always good to confirm this with your assessment details.

Whenever a work is used under a Creative Commons licence, the original creator must be appropriately attributed. The recommended approach to attributing a Creative Commons work is:

Author, title of work, URL to work, used under Creative Commons Attribution [list licence number], URL to the Creative Commons Licence Please consult the Creative Commons Attribution generator to assist with correctly attributing your work.

See our library website for more information

You may be looking at multiple articles printed some time ago, such as in the 1910s to the 1930s. It is not safe to assume these are all copyright free due to the passage of time?
The time of copyright for newspaper depends on the death of the author and so is variable. You can read more about this in this article, Duration of copyright.
As it is sometimes difficult to identify the author and/or verify if they have died, you may find it easier to contact the newspaper.Contact details are usually located on their website.

Yes, newspapers on Trove will be protected by copyright. The digitisation of the articles does not mean that copyright was transferred from the rights owner.

Yes, the same limitations apply for articles, books, images and anything created by another person. If they are open access licensed you can re-use according to the open access licence that is applied. Otherwise, you will need to seek permission from the publisher to re-use this work.

A disclaimer will need to be added at the bottom of the video or on the licence page at the beginning of the work stating:
“This video is specifically excluded from the Creative Commons licence applied to this OER and has been used with permission by the video creator. All rights are reserved by the original creator”.

Videos that are made available on YouTube have varying licences applied. Find open access licensed videos by following these steps:

1. In YouTube, conduct a search for your topic.
2. Select the ‘Filter’ option on the results page, located under the Search box.
3. Filter results by going selecting Crreative Commons under Features.

Now all the videos in the search will be licensed under Creative Commons.
If an item is not open access licensed, you will need to ask the video creator for permission to include their video in your work.

This is correct, you will be unable to use these performances. You can however find some great Open Access licenced music and performances online. Here at our library website you can find a list of some of these.

Yes, this is always a good option.
However, some copyright owners place conditions on linking to their website. We suggest that you have a look at the Terms and Conditions or Copyright section of the website where they may include statements about linking to content.
It’s also recommended to link to pages that are not infringing copyright. For example, sometimes there are illegally uploaded movies in YouTube.

Short answer – Yes! When you add something to YouTube, even if it is unlisted, you are still publishing and sharing your OER.

Managing Copyright in your work is a combination of respecting the work of others, whilst also complying with Federal Copyright legislation. As such, there is a component of risk management when determining the best course of action with your work.

When uploading your work to any website (whether it be YouTube, Flickr, or similar), there is often an option to share without making the work discoverable. In YouTube, this allows you to create a 'hidden' resource - a user can only locate it if they have the exact link, and usually you'd only provide this link to specific people.

However, once you share a link, the link becomes uncontrolled; that is, you have no control over how and when that link is shared by others. Whilst the risk is minimal, you're best to ensure your work is Copyright-compliant. Also, if you are going to the trouble of creating and uploading a resource, it is only a small amount of effort to ensure Copyright compliance and then you have a reusable resource. In terms of the work you put into the resource, it makes sense to ensure you get the most out the work.