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Copyright: Copyright & ASULearn

What is allowed?

Posting an item to Moodle does not exempt an instructor from copyright regulations. Instructors are encouraged to:

  • Link to articles and media from library databases.
  • If a persistent link is unavailable, complete a Fair Use Evaluation, create a file, and then upload it to ASULearn.
  • Repeated use over multiple semesters weighs against fair use. For repeated use, you will likely need to contact the publisher and request permission.

 

Item Probably Allowed Not Allowed
Web site containing copyrighted material Link to the web site via ASULearn Copying and pasting the information into ASULearn
Copyrighted web image Must be educational in nature; display in ASULearn for one semester  Repeated use over multiple semesters
Article from a library database Direct link to article Copying and pasting the article into ASULearn
Scanned copyrighted image Must be educational in nature; display in ASULearn for one semester  Repeated use over multiple semesters
Scanned chapter from a book 5% of the total work if in-print, 10% of the total work if out-of-print--allowed for only one semester More than the allotted percentage or repeated use over multiple semesters
Scanned article from a journal, trade publication, or magazine A single article for one semester Multiple articles from the same issue or repeated use over multiple semesters
Audio files No more than 30 seconds without permission Repeated use over multiple semesters
Video files 10% or 3 minutes, whichever is less Repeated use over multiple semesters

 

Head of Scholarly Communications