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No, in principle the student retains the copyright in their work. If the student's work was on behalf of the education institution as part of a course, the institution can stipulate certain user rights in this regard. For example, the work can be placed in an electronic learning environment to be assessed by a lecturer or commented on by fellow students. An education institution can also stipulate that a work must stay available for a certain period of time as part of an e-portfolio. From a legal point of view, this means the student grants a licence to the institution...

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Citing sources
Citing sources general

Citing sources allows others to verify the used source and makes it clear who the author or creator of (part of) the used work is. At least the title, author, publisher, URL and date of retrieval (for a website) must be stated in this regard. There are several style guides for citing your sources properly, for example the APA Style. You can also use software to save your references and include them in your project document. Some examples of this are Mendeley, Refworks and Endnote. More information Citing sources

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Audio and video
Beeld & Geluid op School

A video can be edited in several ways: One form is annotation. This involves adding arrows or other visuals to an extract of a programme with graphic overlays. The work itself doesn't change: the lecturer or student simply draws the viewer’s attention to certain aspects. Permitting this in an educational setting is justifiable. Things are different when existing resources are re-edited or adapted. In that case, the original work does change, which brings the creator’s intention and therefore their moral rights into play. This means that adaptation usually requires the creator's permission. For 'Beeld & Geluid op School' resources, the...

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Audio and video

In principle, you will need to ask the rightsholder's permission to use the music. You also need to consider the distribution of your video. Submitting your video to your lecturer as part of an assignment is not the same as posting it online. If you post someone else’s work online without permission, you are infringing their copyright.

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Citation
Images

Under the terms and conditions for citations, you may use a photo or image in its entirety in a citation without permission. As with other citations, image citations must be relevant to the content and must not be larger than necessary in the context. Please note that when using images, it is always a good idea to consider any subsequent publications of your work or report, for example in the HBO Kennisbank. In that case, the reuse must also fall within the conditions set by the author/creator. More information Citing sources

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