Copyright in teaching
Contents
Text
You may use:
- text extracts like quotes as long as you follow good practice. Remember to credit the copyright holder.
- text shared through a free license as long as the use is within the terms of the license - such as Creative Commons
- text for which you have clarified the use with the copyright holder.
- text used internally in OsloMet’s teaching and where the use is within the terms of the Kopinor agreement (English version)
Read more about:
Using text (DelRett) (in Norwegian only)
Quotation limits (DelRett) (in Norwegian only)
Images
You may use:
- photos from OsloMet's Flickr account (flickr.com). Remember to credit the photographer.
- images that you have been granted permission to use from the copyright holder.
- images published with a free licence, such as Creative Commons. Remember to credit the originator - even if the image is marked with Public Domain.
- images from books or websites used in lectures and presentations sa long as the use is within the terms of the Kopinor agreement (English version)
Read more about:
Correct use of images and art (DelRett) (in Norwegian only)
How to find images online for use in teaching (DelRett)(in Norwegian only)
If you are to use your own photos of other persons, you must obtain permission from the persons depicted.
Film
You may use:
- films made available through FilMet, OsloMet's video archive (film.oslomet.no)
- films published with a free license, such as the Creative Commons.
- quotes from films if the clip is to be the starting point for discussion or critical analysis.
- recordings of NRK programmes for use in teaching if in accordance with the terms of the agreement with Norwaco.
Read more about:
Using film (DelRett) (in Norwegian only)
Please note that not everyone who publishes films with a CC license (e.g. on YouTube) has clarified the use of the contents of the film. If it is obvious that the film shows illegal content, do not use it.
Audio
You may use:
- music shared through a free license, such as Creative Commons.
- recordings of NRK programmes for use in teaching if in accordance with the terms of the agreement with Norwaco.
Read more about:
Using music (DelRett) (in Norwegian only)
Music in picture films (DelRett) (in Norwegian only)
Music with CC licence (Creative Commons) (in Norwegian only)
Other relevant resources
More about copyright and intellectual property rights
Copyright and use of intellectual properties in teaching (Creative Commons Norge) (in Norwegian only)
DelRett's guide for academic staff (in Norwegian only)
UiB's website about copyright in teaching (in Norwegian only)
Creative Commons Norge about crediting (in Norwegian only)