Copyright of teaching materials
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Last update: Jan. 31, 2006
When publishing educational materials, etc. on the Internet, faculty members are required to verify that all copyright issues and other issues related to the protection of personal information have been cleared in advance. This is a summary of points to be considered in these cases.
When disclosing content or educational materials for most classes, copyright can become a significant issue. Materials, for which the copyright obviously belongs to a third party, can be used as educational materials in the classroom, but cannot be published on the Internet. With regard to the personal information of a person to whom you request to present a lecture, assists the class, or attend the class, etc., sufficient consideration is required.
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Checklist
Last update: Jan. 31, 2006
Check Points when Publishing Educational Materials
Copyright Checklist
- Is it your original content? Publishing material that is copyrighted by another person is not allowed.
- In the case of using materials for which the copyright belongs to a third party, have you obtained prior consent from the copyright holder?
- In cases of citing other references, etc., is the source indicated?
- Are the educational materials free of passages and formulas that are the same as textbooks or reference books? (General statements and formulas do not have to be your original content.)
- Are the educational materials free of exercises and figures copied from textbooks or reference books?
- Are the educational materials free of newspaper articles cited as-is? (Newspaper articles should be only used as quotations and should not be used as-is.)
- Do you have the copyright to the photographs used in the materials?
- Are the educational materials free of images that are copied from other materials (including images on the Internet)?
- Are the educational materials free of tables that are created by other persons and used as-is as images?
- Is the program your original program? Programs also have copyrights.
Personal Information Checklist
- Are the educational materials free of personal names, such as the names of students, etc?
- Use initials for the names of external lecturers as needed (such as cases where a member of the general public is invited as a lecturer, etc.).
- Are the educational materials free of any indications other than name, etc. that would enable readers to identify an individual? (Please pay special attention when using initials.)
Other Points to Check
- Does the number of class hours comply with regulations (15 classes, etc. for each semester)?
- You have to pay special attention to links to other sites (in particular, private websites).
Casestudy
Last update: Jan. 31, 2006
This section contains cases of misunderstandings or careless mistakes.
- These figures and tables come from foreign references. They are from a country that does not challenge the copyright.
→Even if they are foreign references, please respect copyright just as you would with Japanese references. - I referred to a textbook. Educational materials on basic subjects contain similar formulas and expressions no matter who writes them.
→ Using texts and layouts as-is is not allowed; however, similarities with other works is unavoidable when general content and expressions are used. - The main text is my original work; however, there are some exercises at the end of Chapters taken from another reference as-is.
→Please note that exercises are also copyrighted. - The main text in the lecture notes is my original work, but figures and tables are scanned and pasted from the text book.
→ It is a problem to cite figures and tables without prior consent. It is necessary to obtain consent from the copyright holder. You can indicate the location of the figures and tables (page number) only without posting the figures and tables in the lecture notes. - I would like to publish a record of the students’ discussion in class as educational material.
→Please pay attention to personal information.
If the record is not created by the faculty him/herself, please obtain prior consent from the author of the record. - I would like to publish material (summary) that a student created during the class.
→The work belongs to the student. Please obtain prior consent from the student.
Please pay careful attention that there is no unauthorized use of other persons’ works and no problem with protecting personal information. - I used a table that summarized data known to the public by downloading it from another person’s website.
→Please create your own table with equivalent content. - I think I have obtained prior consent for the use of….
→We recommend obtaining consent in writing when considering future situations.
