{"id":524,"date":"2023-01-12T09:45:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T09:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/mdlt\/?p=524"},"modified":"2023-02-16T12:30:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T12:30:06","slug":"copyright-guidance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/mdlt\/2023\/01\/12\/copyright-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"Copyright Guidance for Moray Educators"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Storage and publishing of Copyright Material in Glow – action required<\/h2>\n

Education Scotland have reported that they have received concerns from publishers and content providers that some Glow users in Scotland may have contravened copyright legislation by storing or publishing non-licensed materials through Glow.\u00a0 This included the posting entire books on publicly available\u00a0 school websites\/social media.\u00a0 While it is recognised this was done with the best of intentions to assist in teaching and learning during lockdowns it does contravene copyright regulations and should be removed immediately.\u00a0 The Digital Learning Team would suggest that all schools check what is currently published on their School website or other public facing communication channels.<\/p>\n

Please be aware copy written materials should never be published or shared on School websites, Glow blogs, Google Sites or social media without a license or permission to do so.\u00a0 Unlicensed materials should not be stored in Glow if they fall outside of the fair dealing requirements which allow extracts of licensed material to be used for \u201cgiving or receiving instruction\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Back ground information and Guidance<\/h3>\n

Copyright is a form of intellectual property protection that applies to original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, as well as layouts of published works, sound recordings, film and broadcast.<\/p>\n

While there are some copy right exceptions for educational instruction, these are fully detailed below, it is worth noting that this does not provide teachers or learners with carte blanche to use copy right materials without a license.<\/p>\n

A teacher or learner can use an extract of a copyright work for the purpose of \u201cgiving or receiving instruction\u201d, with full attribution of the original source.\u00a0 This includes videos, images, songs and printed works issued in classrooms, during online learning or as part of the assessment process.<\/p>\n

The use of copyright material within education should be defensible by meeting the following \u2018fair dealing\u2019<\/strong> requirements set out in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988<\/a><\/p>\n