Moodle:
Terms of use
In
order to use Moodle@Writtle College there is an expectation that staff and
students will abide by the following rules:
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Not to place, distribute or access material on Moodle
that can be deemed illegal under UK Law
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Not to be offensive, obscene or use violent connotations
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Not to encourage illegal activities
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Not to breach copyright owners’ statutory rights
(discussed further in the following section)
Moodle:
Copyright issues
How do I know if the material I want to upload is in
copyright?
Can I include
links to web pages?
Can I upload
copies of materials from web pages?
What is a
Creative Commons Licence?
Where can I
find images with no copyright restrictions?
Any material created by a person, or organisation
including text, pictures, diagrams, audio etc. and published is covered by
copyright law. This includes both print and electronic material. Copyright is
normally owned by the publisher of the material, and copyright restrictions
usually remain in force for 70 years after the death of the authors. There is
also copyright in typographical arrangement (the publisher's layout) which
lasts for 25 years.
Copyright
law imposes restrictions on how you can use published material. You can only
upload this material to Moodle if you have explicit permission from the
publisher, or if a user licence or explicit copyright statement allows it.
It
is usually acceptable to include links to a website's homepage, unless a
statement on the site says otherwise. However, you should not use the website's
logos or other branding as linking icons, unless you have explicit permission
from the publisher.
“Deep
linking”, linking to parts of a website under or beyond the website's homepage,
is generally not allowed by law, particularly where this would bypass branding,
sponsorship, legal or policy information. You should not include deep links
within Moodle, unless you have explicit permission from the publisher, or a
policy statement on the website allows it.
Material
on web pages is governed by copyright law. You cannot upload copies of web page
material unless you have explicit permission from the publisher, or a copyright
statement or licence on the web pages specifically permits this.
Creators of web page material can use a Creative Commons
Licence to specify how their material may be used by other people. A Creative
Commons licence icon on a web page indicates that you can use the material
without having to seek permission, provided you use it in the manner permitted
by the licence. You need to read the licence specific to that website to find
out what use is permitted. For full details see:
http://creativecommons.org/
Microsoft office users have access to over 150,000 free
images and sounds from their “Clip Art” via Word and PowerPoint. Alternatively
go to: http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/clipart/default.aspx
You can use
images from FreeFoto.com http://www.freefoto.com/
and Stock Exchange http://www.sxc.hu/ provided
that you include attribution to the image and a link back to FreeFoto.com
(either the image or the main site).
For further information please
copntact the Learning Technology Unit at LTU@writtle.ac.uk.