UTS Library 2016 workshop Copyright for Researchers How does copyright apply to you as a researcher? What are your rights and responsibilities? What copyright material can you use in your thesis? What do you need to know when you are ready to publish your work? What resources and advice are available to help? Matthew Noble, UTS Copyright Officer copyrightcontactofficer@uts.edu.au

UTS Library 2016 Copyright for Researchers Knowing your rights and responsibilities www.lib.uts.edu.au/about-us/ policies-guidelines/copyright-and-uts

Copyright at UTS: Copyright basics 101 Copyright material is protected by law: it allows rights and protection to owners of copyright material Copyright law also permits people to use limited amounts of copyright material for specific purposes (eg, research, study, criticism) In many cases, UTS staff, students and researchers can copy or communicate certain copyright material free of royalty charges

Copyright at UTS: Copyright basics 102 Fair Dealing provision allows any student or researcher to copy a ‘reasonable portion’ of copyright material (see Fact Sheet) Onus on the student or researcher to use appropriate amount Must acknowledge the author and source Fair Dealing is permitted for specific purposes (eg research, criticism), but not for commercial purposes (such as publishing your work)

UTS IP Policy & Copyright UTS Intellectual Property policy sets out conditions for ownership of copyright material created at UTS (s5.1.6) In most cases students retain copyright over their work (UTS reserves a right to keep a copy; thesis copy to Library) In certain cases UTS will assert ownership: joint work with a supervisor; work resulting from substantial contribution/use of UTS resources; work created from existing UTS IP or from funding obtained by UTS A student participating in creating UTS IP will share in commercialisation revenues

What does this mean for researchers and students? You own copyright in your theses and original research Material you use in your work - such as images, photos, text, tables, diagrams, interviews etc from other sources - is also protected by copyright You can use limited amounts of those material for research (as per Fact Sheet) However, if you aim to publish - you will need permission to use most copyright material

Using copyright material in theses and research publications (Publishing your work) Even where using small amounts (eg. quotes or extracts comprising less than 1% of a work) you may need permission to use other people’s copyright material in your thesis or research papers Fair Dealing exceptions may not apply, unless you can show genuine critical analysis of the work A publisher will require an author to sign that permission has been obtained for copyright material used in the work This includes PHD and Honours theses lodged with UTS Library (eg Digital Theses)

Some other publishing considerations in using copyright material Requirements can vary between publishers check their Author guidelines as a guide, publishers require permission for quotes from as little as 50-100 words from a single source don’t use unauthorised material (eg. unattributed images from web) check terms and conditions when using material from the web or licenced tools (eg. databases) Attribution/Acknowledging author and source is always required

Using Surveys, Interviews, Oral History Survey instruments and tools may need permission to use material obtained via a survey instrument (eg. survey questions) follow terms and conditions of use eg material available for teaching may not be available for research purposes or publication Interviews and Oral histories both the interviewer and interviewee can have copyright ownership (joint or separate) check with identified copyright owner if they hold entire copyright over the material

Ownership of copyright material Usually the author/creator of the work Unless signed over to someone else (eg. publisher) Employer usually owns copyright in work made by employees as part of their duties Copyright owner can assign (sell) rights or licence (rent) rights eg author assigns copyright to publisher eg author licences company to perform script for a limited period of time Publishers will often require an author to assign copyright to them - but this can be negotiated

Licensing your work – What are your copyrights? Copyright is a bundle of rights that cover original copyright material The bundle of rights cover: reproducing, publishing, performing, broadcasting, communicating, making an adaptation, controlling the rental (computer program, sound recording) They are Exclusive rights to the copyright creator, until sold or given away If the material is jointly created – all the creators have rights over the work

Licensing your work – Who can help? Australian Copyright Council Understanding Open Access in an Academic Environment SPARC Addendum SPARC / Creative Commons Science license generator Creative Commons licenses AUSGOAL license chooser (site being revised) CSIRO license See also assorted publisher licenses (online)

Copyright enquiries …. Web www.lib.uts.edu.au  Copyright Matthew Noble - Email copyrightcontactofficer@uts.edu.au