CopyrightUser.org is an online resource that aims to make UK copyright law accessible to non-experts. It takes a bottom-up approach by addressing frequently asked questions from creators, students, and the general public. It also interviews creators about their questions regarding using existing materials and exploiting their own works. The site provides overviews of topics, types of users and uses to help "copyright users" understand their rights in a complex, contested environment. A survey of University of Glasgow library staff found they receive questions about sharing materials, images and videos. Staff feel confident answering simple queries but need more guidance on areas like photographs, orphan works and tracing rights holders. Developing sector-specific resources could help update staff on legal changes and

1. BARTOLOMEO MELETTI AND VICTORIA STOBO
CREATe, University of Glasgow (www.create.ac.uk)
COPYRIGHTUSER.ORG
Understand Your Rights
12 MARCH 2015
CILIP ARLG-SW and SWMN Members' Day 2015
Focus on Copyright

2. WHAT IS COPYRIGHTUSER.ORG?

3. WHAT IS COPYRIGHTUSER.ORG?
COPYRIGHTUSER.ORG
CopyrightUser.org is an independent online resource aimed at making UK
Copyright Law accessible to creators, media professionals, entrepreneurs,
students and members of the public.

4. WHY?

5. WHY ?
COPYRIGHTUSER.ORG
Copyright is not a discourse among experts anymore.
Every day many new ‘copyright users’ enter the digital creative marketplace.

6. HOW?

7. HOW?
COPYRIGHTUSER.ORG
Bottom-up approach: the content of the site reflects issues that arise for copyright
users – such as creators, media professionals, entrepreneurs and consumers – in
practice.

8. BOTTOM-UP APPROACH
COPYRIGHTUSER.ORG
Frequently Asked Questions
-Keyword ‘copyright’ on Yahoo Answers
-24,438 results from May 2012 and April
2013
-First 200 were selected
-20 Key Themes
-Myth-Reality Cards

9. BOTTOM-UP APPROACH
COPYRIGHTUSER.ORG
Interviews with Creators
-18 qualitative interviews
-6 broad artistic mediums
-Semi-structured interviews
-Interviewees’ questions

10. COPYRIGHT USERS’ QUESTIONS
COPYRIGHTUSER.ORG
What can or can’t you do with already existing materials?
How do you best exploit your own materials?

11. COPYRIGHTUSER.ORG
COPYRIGHTUSER.ORG
- Types of Users
- Types of Use
- List of Topics

12. CHALLENGES

13. CHALLENGES
COPYRIGHTUSER.ORG
- Complexity
- Contested environment
- Negative perception

14. HOW WE RESPOND
COPYRIGHTUSER.ORG
- Accessible, user-friendly
language and style
- Bottom-up and balanced
approach
- Positive message

15. DEVELOPING SECTOR-SPECIFIC
RESOURCES

16. Established in 2014
There is no central source for up-to-date guidance or advice on
copyright with the University Library
There is no specific staff member with particular responsibility for
copyright within the University library
Informal networks of expertise have developed, but not all staff know
about particular specialisms, or who to approach for advice
How do we update staff with changes to copyright legislation and
help them answer enquiries confidently, with no funding available
for a new member of staff, or for producing new internal
guidance?
UNIVERISTY OF GLASGOW LIBRARY
COPYRIGHT WORKING GROUP
UNDERSTANDING UK COPYRIGHT LAW

17. We ran a short survey of library staff
This links in with the research methodology used by COPYRIGHT
USER
We asked staff what questions they had about the law
We asked staff to tell us what they get asked about most often by
library users
We asked them what they would like the content of a training day to
cover
These are the results:
CREATe and COPYRIGHT USER
UNDERSTANDING UK COPYRIGHT LAW

19. UNDERSTANDING UK COPYRIGHT LAW
Q2: Please give brief details of the types of enquiry you receive
How many full-text PDFs of articles can I
share with my students?
Is this in copyright?
Who owns the copyright?
Can I publish this material in my book?
Digitisation of course materials for
use on Moodle
DRM in e-resources
Use of images, videos or other material in lectures,
slides etc. DRM in e-resources
Can students share PDFs of articles if
one obtains a copy?Licensing and Open Access
Images for use on
posters

20. UNDERSTANDING UK COPYRIGHT LAW

21. UNDERSTANDING UK COPYRIGHT LAW
Q4: Please give details of any areas where you do feel confident or
where you don’t feel confident
Photographs
Orphan Works
Non-UK material
Unpublished works
No Yes/No answers
Up-to-date advice
20th Century Material
YouTube
Tracing rightsholders
CONFIDENT NOT CONFIDENT
5% or 1 Chapter
Copying from books and journals
UK material
Open Access
Simple enquiries about a specific area
Some Licence agreements

22. UNDERSTANDING UK COPYRIGHT LAW
Q5: Do you use any resources when seeking information to answer
copyright related queries?
University licence agreements
BUFVC
CLA Website
Padfield flowcharts
British Library website
Copyright User
National Archives guidelines
NRA-Jiscmail list
Pedley flowcharts
Sherpa-Romeo
Senior members of staff
UKCORR Mailing list
CILIP factsheets
JISC Legal website

23. UNDERSTANDING UK COPYRIGHT LAW
Advising users on
publishing material:
traditionally, online
and via social media
Advising academics
on appropriate open
access licences
Offering guidance on
the sharing and re-
use of data that
doesn’t belong to the
University

24. UNDERSTANDING UK COPYRIGHT LAW

25. UNDERSTANDING UK COPYRIGHT LAW
Q8: If you answered yes, please give brief details
Open Access
Risk Assessment
What to do in unclear situations
Practical examples
Negotiating copyright in collections with
depositors
Copyright in theses
Copyright in our e-repository
Overview of changes
Basics of the law
Advice for lecturers and students on using
slides, Moodle, multimedia resources etc
CLA and other licences
Determining copyright status of material
Material-specific: photographs, maps etc

26. Do you feel confident answering copyright
related queries from Library users?
Where do you feel confident/not confident?
Which types of enquiry do you receive?
Are there areas of copyright where you
would benefit from specific guidance?