1. 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

2. UTS Library 2016 Copyright for Researchers
Knowing your rights
and responsibilities
policies-guidelines/copyright-and-uts

3. 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

4. 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)

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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)

8. 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 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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)

13. Copyright enquiries …. Web
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