What are copyright materials?
In Brightspace all third party texts and text extracts are considered copyright materials. Use of this material for education is permitted without asking the copyright holder’s permission, pursuant to the Dutch Copyright Act. This is called the Education Exception. However, this is not for free. The university pays for this use to the copyright holders via Foundation UvO. Therefore, to save costs, as much material as possible should be linked to and as little material as possible should be placed in the LOR,
Quick reference overview
Content of file | Copyright Restrictions | How to place? |
---|---|---|
Lecture slides | Possibly* |
Drag and Drop |
Syllabus / general information | Possibly* | Drag and Drop |
Literature / scientific articles / chapters of books | Mostly Yes | Link |
*When using copyrighted material, the source must always be acknowledged.