Copyright laws can affect the day to day work we complete.
When researching and studying, people can often unknowingly breach copyright laws when they copy and paste an image or section of text without acknowledging them as sources. In this situation, to avoid breaching the regulations you should always ensure that you have a list of sources (known as a bibliography) at the end of your work, and make it clear that work is not yours by, for example, using quotation marks if a large section of text has been directly copied, or rewording smaller sections of text.
Thursday, 12 November 2015
Using the Work of Others
Illegal or unauthorised use of another's work can lead to legal action and, in some cases, criminal charges.
You can only use the work of others if:
Copyright has expired
Your use of the work is deemed fair under the 1998 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
Your use of the work is covered under a licensing scheme that you have subscribed to and the copyright holder is a member of
You have been given permission by the copyright owner
Notable licensing schemes include:
Fair Dealing
Fair dealing - The term used to describe activities allowed without infringing copyright.
Copying work for the purpose of research or private study is allowed if:
The copy is made for the purposes of research or private study
The copy is made for non-commercial purposes
The source of the material is acknowledged
The person making the copy does not make copies of the material available for multiple people
Copying work for the purpose of instruction or examination is allowed if:
The copying is done by a student or the person giving instruction
The copying is not done via a reprographic process
The source of the material is acknowledged
The instruction is for a non-commercial purpose
Copying work for the purpose of criticism or review is allowed if:
The work has been made available to the public
The source of the material is acknowledged
The material quoted must be accompanied by some actual discussion or assessment
The amount of material quoted is no more than necessary
Copying work for the purpose of reporting current events is allowed if:
The work is not a photograph
The source of the material is acknowledged
The amount of material quoted is no more than necessary
If you are unsure if your use of a material complies with fair dealing restrictions then you should obtain explicit permission from the copyright owner.
Source(s): copyrightservice.co.uk
If you are unsure if your use of a material complies with fair dealing restrictions then you should obtain explicit permission from the copyright owner.
Source(s): copyrightservice.co.uk
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act is current UK law. It gives the creators of literary, dramatic, artistic and musical works the ability to control and limit the way their work is used by others, and rights cover broadcast/public performance, copying, adapting, issuing, renting/lending to the public.
When do rights occur?
Copyright is an automatic right, and arises whenever an individual or company creates a piece of work regarded as an original.
Names, titles, short phrases and colours are not usually considered unique enough to be covered by copyright laws.
Work that expresses an idea is protected, but the actual idea is not. (E.g. An idea for a book is not protected, but the actual content of the book is. Another person can still write around the same idea, as long as they are not directly copying.)
Restricted Acts
Without consent of the owner, it is against the law to:
Copy the work
Rent, lend or issue copies of the work to the public
Perform, broadcast or show the work in public
Adapt the work
Legal acts include:
Private and research study purposes
Performance, copies or lending for educational purposes
Criticism and news reporting
Incidental inclusion
Copies and lending by librarians
Format shifting or back up of a work yo own for personal use
Caricature, parody or pastiche
Acts for the purposes of royal commissions, statutory enquiries, judicial proceedings and parliamentary purposes
Recording of broadcasts for the purposes of listening or viewing at a more convenient time
Producing a back up copy for personal use of a computer program
Source(s): copyrightservice.co.uk
When do rights occur?
Copyright is an automatic right, and arises whenever an individual or company creates a piece of work regarded as an original.
Names, titles, short phrases and colours are not usually considered unique enough to be covered by copyright laws.
Work that expresses an idea is protected, but the actual idea is not. (E.g. An idea for a book is not protected, but the actual content of the book is. Another person can still write around the same idea, as long as they are not directly copying.)
Restricted Acts
Without consent of the owner, it is against the law to:
Copy the work
Rent, lend or issue copies of the work to the public
Perform, broadcast or show the work in public
Adapt the work
Legal acts include:
Private and research study purposes
Performance, copies or lending for educational purposes
Criticism and news reporting
Incidental inclusion
Copies and lending by librarians
Format shifting or back up of a work yo own for personal use
Caricature, parody or pastiche
Acts for the purposes of royal commissions, statutory enquiries, judicial proceedings and parliamentary purposes
Recording of broadcasts for the purposes of listening or viewing at a more convenient time
Producing a back up copy for personal use of a computer program
Source(s): copyrightservice.co.uk
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