Copyright Tutorial

Introduction

Dr Mark Hill

This current page provides general information for students and contributors about copyright issues in relation too what can be uploaded to this educational site. This educational site UNSW Embryology content has also been derived under a number of different copyright restrictions, therefore do not assume that you can reuse content found on this site without permission. Click on images, movies and content to get descriptions and full copyright information. I have attempted to clarify this complicated topic, but you can see by the many page subheadings, you need to be clear about what you can do before you do it!

No material should be added to this educational site without original author permission and/or copyright conditions that allow reuse.

If you are the original author of embryology content that you would like to contribute to this site, please contact Dr Mark Hill by email. All contributions are acknowledged.

What Contributors Should Know

1. This is an online embryology education website available to anyone with an internet connection.
2. Contribution to the site can only be made by students and others that have been added to the user register.
3. All other website users can see pages, code, editorial history and contributor identity, either by name or student number.
4. There should be no way to contribute anonymously to this website.

Creative Commons

Some online and journal content is available under different forms of Creative Commons licence, and there are 6 different types of licences that can apply to content and you need to ensure that the material you wish to use. before beginning ensure the material is available under the correct licence.

Some, but not all, of the content on this website has been added under one of these licences. Therefore do not assume that you can reuse content found on this site without permission.

If you are the original author of a work not published under another copyright restriction, you may choose to contribute with one of the following licences. If so, you should include a link to one of the original licences shown below.

Attribution

This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered, in terms of what others can do with your works licensed under Attribution. licence legal code

Attribution Share Alike

This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. This license is often compared to open source software licenses. All new works based on yours will carry the same license, so any derivatives will also allow commercial use. licence legal code

Attribution No Derivatives

This license allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as it is passed along unchanged and in whole, with credit to you. licence legal code

Attribution Non-Commercial

This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge you and be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms. licence legal code

Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike

This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. Others can download and redistribute your work just like the by-nc-nd license, but they can also translate, make remixes, and produce new stories based on your work. All new work based on yours will carry the same license, so any derivatives will also be non-commercial in nature. [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode legal code

Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives

This license is the most restrictive of our six main licenses, allowing redistribution. This license is often called the “free advertising” license because it allows others to download your works and share them with others as long as they mention you and link back to you, but they can’t change them in any way or use them commercially. licence legal code

Links: About Creative Commons licenses

Copyright Clearance Center

Some scientific journals will allow free or purchasable reuse of content after getting permission through the commercial Copyright Clearance Center (CCC).

Some, but not all, content on this site has been added under this permission. Therefore do not assume that you can reuse content found on this site without permission.

The process is not as difficult as you may initially imagine and the online form will specifically whether you can or cannot reuse the material. Do not contribute any material which you are not allowed to reuse.

Copyright Clearance Process

1. You need to register with the center, which is free and can be done online.
2. You need to ensure that the material is available for the use you intend, in this case on an educational website.
3. You need to then complete the online request form, which is a series of questions with pull-down menu responses.
4. You need to state the content you wish to reuse and the following conditions:

Requestor type: University/public research institute

Type of Use: Web Site

Details of use: Educational web site

URL of your web site: http://php.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology

Submitting the completed form will indicate the reuse conditions and will send you an email to the address on your registration. This reuse condition may include specific conditions on how the material should be cited. The contributed material must be cited as required and please include the CCC approval information.

For example, Nature Publishing Group's permission includes the following:

4. Nature Publishing Group's permission must be acknowledged next to the figure, table or abstract in print. In electronic form, this acknowledgement must be visible at the same time as the figure/table/abstract, and must be hyperlinked to the journal's homepage.

5. The credit line should read:

Reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: [JOURNAL NAME] (reference citation), copyright (year of publication)

For AOP papers, the credit line should read:

Reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: [JOURNAL NAME], advance online publication, day month year (doi: 10.1038/sj.[JOURNAL ACRONYM].XXXXX)

6. Adaptations of single figures do not require NPG approval. However, the adaptation should be credited as follows:

Adapted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: [JOURNAL NAME] (reference citation), copyright (year of publication)

Links: Copyright Clearance Center | Copyright Basics

Fair Use

This is probably one of the most confusing terms that has ever been designed and is specific to USA material and can be difficult to apply to particular uses of copyright protected material.

Some, but not all, content on this site has been added under this permission. Therefore do not assume that you can reuse content found on this site without permission.

Fair use is a uniquely USA concept, created by judges and enshrined in the law. Fair use recognizes that certain types of use of other people's copyright protected works do not require the copyright holder's authorization. In these instances, it is presumed the use is minimal enough that it does not interfere with the copyright holder's exclusive rights to reproduce and otherwise reuse the work.

Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act lists four factors to help judges determine, and therefore to help you predict, when content usage may be considered "fair use."

1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes.
2. The nature of the copyrighted work.
3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyright protected work as a whole.
4. The effect of the use on the potential market for or value of the copyright protected work.

Links: U.S. Copyright Office - Fair Use | U.S. Copyright Office

Open Access

Yet another confusing term, generally used by commercial publishers, this allows research publications to be accessed and read online. The term may not (or may) mean that the material can be reused. You will often have to search around the publisher website for clarification, usually a link on the page to "Permissions" will mean that you will need to go through an application process before you know whether content can be reused.

External Links

• Creative Commons licenses - The following describes each of the six main licenses offered when you choose to publish your work with a Creative Commons license.

Glossary Links

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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, May 5) Embryology Copyright Tutorial. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Copyright_Tutorial

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