Wrapping up fair dealing week 2024: what next?
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by Christina Daouti
3w ago
This Fair Dealing Week is coming to a close. This blog has clarified a few points on copyright, copyright exceptions and fair dealing: ‘Free to access’ does not necessarily mean ‘free to reuse’. In other words, images and other materials you may discover on the Internet and are available to access, are not necessarily available for reuse without permission (e.g. to share on your own website, adapt or include in a thesis or article), unless they are licensed for reuse, for example with a Creative Commons licence. In some cases, however, materials may be used by relying on a copyright exception ..read more
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Copyright myth #4: the appeal of set percentages.
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by Christina Daouti
1M ago
Image by Freepik. So far this Fair Dealing Week we have addressed a few common beliefs around what is ‘fair’ when using copyright materials. It is often thought, for example, that as long as the source is acknowledged or the use is non-commercial, it is OK to reproduce someone else’s work without permission. This post is about the commonly asked question of quantity. How much from a work (e.g. book, article, thesis, blog post) can be reproduced in another work under ‘fair dealing’? It is often recommended that 5% (at most 10%) can definitely be used. It is perhaps more accurate to think that ..read more
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Copyright myth #3: “I can use materials without permission if the use is non-commercial’.
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by Christina Daouti
1M ago
Free Clip Art, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. On day 3 of  Fair Dealing Week (26 February to 1 March 2024) we discuss another aspect of ‘fair dealing’ when using copyright materials: non-commercial use. It is often assumed that, unless you making money from a work, it is OK to include copyright materials in the work without permission. ‘Non-commercial’ use (and/or acknowledging the source, as discussed in the previous post) is often deemed to be ‘fair dealing’. It may be useful to keep the following in mind: Fair dealing does not preclude commercial use. As discussed in a previou ..read more
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Copyright myth #2: ‘Acknowledging a source removes the need for permission’
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by Christina Daouti
1M ago
Image by Freepik. On the second day of  Fair Dealing Week (26 February to 1 March 2024) we discuss a point that often comes up in copyright training sessions. ‘If I acknowledge the author, I don’t need to get their permission’. Acknowledgement is essential, but permission is still necessary. Acknowledgement of any sources used is good academic practice, besides any requirements set out in copyright legislation. Even when materials are out of copyright (public domain) you are still advised to give acknowledgement where possible. However, this does not remove the need to have permiss ..read more
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Copyright myth #1: ‘free to access’ means ‘free to reuse’
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by Christina Daouti
1M ago
This year we are marking  Fair Dealing Week (26 February to 1 March 2024) with a series of blog posts addressing some copyright myths. Our first post starts with a simple but important message. ‘Free to access’ does not necessarily mean ‘free to reuse’. You are in the middle of preparing a thesis chapter, a journal article, a pice of coursework or a lecture. You want to include materials created by others: photos, diagrams, text, or video. Some of these materials are publicly available on the web: an image you found in a Google search, a publicly available website, a Youtube video. Do you ..read more
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‘Keeping it fair and honest’: how copyright exceptions can support your thesis, publications and teaching.
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by Christina Daouti
1M ago
Square puzzle: Open Clipart, public domain. Text added by C. Daoutis. Fair Dealing Week (26 February to 1 March 2024) is an annual opportunity to highlight copyright exceptions and how you may rely on them when using copyright materials in your studies, research and teaching. Although the main focus of the week is on ‘fair use’ in the US – quite different from ‘fair dealing’ – in previous years events were organised across countries with similar provisions, including the UK. This year we will be marking fair dealing with a series of blog posts that discuss three copyright exceptions in UK co ..read more
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How can AI help you with your systematic literature review? Reflections from a two-day seminar.
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by Christina Daouti
2M ago
Guest post by Veronica Parisi, Training and Clinical Support team, Cruciform Hub, UCL. Image by kjpargeter on Freepik. As the debate on the use of AI is becoming more and more widespread, a new blog by Veronica Parisi (UCL) and Anthea Sutton (University of Sheffield) offers some reflections from a two-day seminar centred on the use of AI, with a focus on ChatGPT, for the development of systematic literature reviews. If you, like us, feel new to the topic or are just curious, please head to our post and have a read. We hope you enjoy it and find it informative. While the post specifically add ..read more
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January 2024: new works in the public domain, good tidings for images, and a new year’s resolution
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by ucyldao
2M ago
Happy 2024! The Wheatfield 1929 Raoul Dufy 1877-1953. Bequeathed by Mrs A.F. Kessler 1983 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/T03564. This year is already an interesting one in terms of copyright. As with every year, new creative works (e.g. books, plays, music and paintings) entered the public domain on the 1st of January: copyright protection for these works has expired. Well-known works that entered the public domain in the UK on the 1st of January include the works of Dylan Thomas, the plays of Eugene O’Neill, the paintings of Raoul Dufy and songs by Hank Williams. A full list of public doma ..read more
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This festive season, think twice before tying a ribbon around a goose’s neck.
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by ucyldao
3M ago
Image by KamranAydinov on Freepik. Copyright applies to various creative works: books, articles, teaching resources, blogs, websites, datasets, software, photos, images, music, film, recordings, plays…To use (e.g., copy, include in your own work, adapt, share, post on the web) a substantial part of a copyright work, you normally need permission from the rights holder. As Christmas is traditionally a season of generosity, some might hope that copyright laws and regulations would be suspended during the festive period (you never know; stranger things have happened). Alas, this is not the case ..read more
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Writefest, publications and copyright: advice and new resources
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by ucyldao
4M ago
Image by Freepik. Are you settling well into November? We hope you have the chance to take part in WriteFest (also known as Academic Writing Month), an annual opportunity to set writing goals, protect your time to write, adopt some good writing practices and overcome writing blocks, while sharing your writing experiences with others. UCL Researcher Experience lists some great training opportunities and writing retreats suitable for UCL staff and research students. This post is about good practices addressing what happens after you have completed your writing. Whether you are writing a thesis ..read more
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