Use of Works
How can I use materials created by others in education?
- If the threshold of originality is not exceeded, and it does not fall under the scope of protected related rights – the work can be freely used.
- Copyright does not protect information, ideas, principles – these can be freely used, provided that they are expressed in your own words.
- Public domain works may be used – laws, regulations, and government publications can be freely used, as well as works whose protection period has expired.
- Certain works can be used freely in education based on exceptions specified in the Copyright Act.
- With ICLA and other licences for educational institutions, works can be used extensively in education.
- If no licence is available, some published works can be used for illustrative purposes in education.
- The creator may have allowed the use of their work (e.g. text, image, music, or video) with an open licence, such as a Creative Commons licence.
- You can always request permission directly from the rightsholder.
In principle, you need the creator’s permission to use a work created by another person.
