This document provides an overview of copyright law as it relates to online resources and content authoring. It discusses key concepts like intellectual property, copyright, licensing, fair use, and Creative Commons. The document was presented as a course to educate content authors about their rights and responsibilities when publishing work online. It covers topics such as determining copyright ownership, protecting works from unauthorized use, addressing potential infringements, and selecting an appropriate Creative Commons license.

5. Copyright in Online Resources: A Course For Content Authors “ Intellectual Property (IP) is created when an idea takes some tangible form. IP can mean a brand, invention, design or other kind of creation and it can be legally owned . .” http://www.ipo.gov.uk/

18. Copyright in Online Resources: A Course For Content Authors What does your employer claim of your work?

46. Copyright in Online Resources: A Course For Content Authors The End Questions or Discussion?

47. Copyright in Online Resources: A Course For Content Authors Links UK Intellectual Property Office – http://www.ipo.gov.uk/home.htm OULS Copyright FAQ - http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/bodley/services/copy/copyright University of Oxford Statues covering IP issues – http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/statutes/790-121.shtml JISC Electronic Fair Dealing Guidelines – http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/elib/papers/pa/fair/intro.html JISC Lega l – http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/ Museums Copyright Org © Expiration Flowchart - http://www.museumscopyright.org.uk/private.pdf The Society of Authors – http://www.societyofauthors.org/ Writers, Artists and Their Copyright Holders - www.watch-file.com Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 - http://www.ipo.gov.uk/cdpact1988.pdf Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Act 2002 - http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2002/20020033.htm Copyright Licensing Agency - http://www.cla.co.uk/ Creative Commons – http://www.creativecommons.org Authena - http://authena.org/ OSS Watch - http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk Oxford’s iTunesU contribution guidelines: http://www.ox.ac.uk/itunes_u/contribute.html This presentation : http://www.slideshare.net/crmwilson/copyright-in-online-resources-authors