In the copyright context, online delivery is a ‘communication’. Communication to the public is one of the exclusive rights of the copyright owner. When you make material available online or electronically transmit it to your students, you are communicating it to the public. Any part of the University community, including students and staff, is considered as the public in this context.
Text and images copied under the statutory educational licence in Part VB (CAL) of the Copyright Act may be made available online. Digital copies must have a legally prescribed warning notice attached. Access must be restricted to QUT staff and students only. Readings must be submitted to the Library’s Course Materials Database. You will not be able to comply with copyright if you post the material anywhere else.
The quantity limits for putting text material online are much the same as for copying, with one major exception. Only one part of a book may be made available online at any one time, across the whole University. This means that once one part of a book has been put in the CMD, another part cannot be added, even if requested by a different lecturer for a different unit. Consult Online Readings – Copyright Guidelines for more detail.
If you wish to put your lecture notes on your unit website, and they contain illustrations copied from published sources, you may do so if your use of the illustrations complies with the Part VB (CAL) licence, or you have the permission of the copyright owners. Consult the guideline Images – Teaching Sites for further guidance. Images copied under the Part VB licence must be accompanied by the Part VB warning notice. Access must be restricted to QUT staff and students only.
Recordings of broadcasts copied under the Part VA (Screenrights) licence may be made available online. For more information on this licence, consult TV and Radio. Online copies must the Part VA warning notice attached. Access must be restricted to QUT staff and students only. Consult the IHSS web pages on Streaming Media for more information on putting them online.
Music recordings made or copied under the Tertiary Music Licence may be made available online for listening only . This licence is explained in Music recordings . The University must not make them available online in a downloadable format, but streaming is permitted. Access must be restricted to QUT staff and students only. The streamed music file must carry the Tertiary Music Licence copyright warning notice and label. Each year, the University is required to report the sound recordings available on the streaming facility as of 1 October, which will require some record-keeping. If you wish to make music available online, contact the University Copyright Officer (qut.copyright@qut.edu.au ) before proceeding.
If you wish to incorporate material copied from broadcasts, recordings of your lectures, or other video or audio material into a unit website, consult our guidelines Video - Teaching Sites and Sound Recordings - Teaching Sites.
If you wish to make copies of student work available on your QUT Blackboard or OLT site, you must obtain permission from the student.