Can you re-use images from Google? What can you copy? And how do you credit content owners? We put together a suite of guides to help you understand copyright basics, re-use, permissions, attribution and more.
Resources Guides on Copyright and Attribution
Copyright information for teaching staff, students and researchers. |
Permitted uses, attributions and copyright permissions for public-facing MOOCs. |
Databases containing free content, license information and attribution tools. |
To summarise, simply follow these 4 simple tips to avoid copyright issues:
If in doubt, always create your own content (illustrations, charts, tables, graphs) from scratch. There is no copyright issue if you own the content. |
Provide simple hyperlinks. This way, you aren’t copying and there’s no copyright infringement. Caution: Frame-linking, and creating links to infringing works should be avoided. |
Rely on openly licensed content. Caution: ensure that the content is not itself infringing! |
If you wish to use copyrighted content, and that content is not available under an open license that you qualify for, write to the owner for permission! |
If you are a NUS student or staff requiring more information on copyright education and awareness at NUS, please contact askalib@nus.edu.sg.