Copyright guidance

Welcome to the copyright guidance webpages. It is important to understand how copyright applies to learning, teaching and research. If you have further questions, please contact the Copyright and Licensing Manager.

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Copyright basics

Looking at copyright law, what it is, what it covers, and how you can reuse materials legally
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Teaching

Guidance on using third-party copyright material in your teaching as well as on uploading material to LEARN
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Research

Copyright guidance on using material for your research and licensing your research outputs
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PhD Theses

Copyright information for Early Career Researchers as well as advice for your thesis research
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Students

Information on studying, assignments and sharing University material online
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Licenses

Information on different licenses the University holds, and other licenses for creative outputs
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copyright

Information on copyright and ethical issues with GenAI

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Copyright FAQs

The most asked questions around copyright at the University
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Sourcing materials

Advice on sourcing copyright-free images, audio and video
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Self-guided training

Multiple resources for self-guided copyright training for students, staff and researchers
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Copyright policy

This section outlines the general copyright policy for Loughborough University
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Copyright Guidelines for ReVIEW Lecture Capture

Guidelines for ReVIEW lecture capture

Copyright Reading List
Copyright Essentials for UK Higher Education Staff
Open Research and Copyright blog
Copyright Clearance Form