Education
What are Open Educational Resources (OER)?
Educational resources are any tools used in a formal teaching situation to share knowledge and skills with a pupil or student. These tools can be text, images or video, but...
Read articleCan lecturers create a collection of photos or slides in the library for educational purposes?
The photos or slides we refer to here are often copied or scanned from books. Under the education restriction (exception 2 for education), they can be copied and disclosed to...
Read articleCan I place a copy of someone else’s video on the video server or the digital learning environment of my course so that my students can use it?
No, for a full video, this can only be done with the copyright holder's permission.
Read articleCan I show a film I bought in a shop in a classroom for education purposes?
Videos and DVDs for personal sale often state an explicit ban on showing the film in education. Consequently, permission must be obtained separately from the film producer. This prohibition is...
Read articleCan I download an online photo, audio recording or other work and use it for education purposes?
You can copy and show photos and (parts of) audio recordings and other works for education purposes subject to the conditions of the described exceptions for use in education. You...
Read articleWhere can I find online resources that I can use freely in an educational setting?
Some websites contain film and photo files that can be reused without permission. The conditions for this are often clarified in a Creative Commons licence. Some repositories also allow free...
Read articleMy education institution wants to record videos created by students in a database, which as a lecturer, I can use as examples. Is that allowed?
The course's organisers can include videos of students in a database provided that it has made the necessary arrangements with them regarding this. These arrangements may form part of the...
Read articleWho owns the copyright if the creator of a video, audio recording or photo is employed by an education institution?
In accordance with the Dutch Copyright Act, the employer owns the copyright in works (or contributions to works) created by employees as part of their duties in an employment relationship....
Read articleCan I record a conversation with a patient (and use it in education)?
This may only be done if the patient has expressly permitted its inclusion and use in education. This permission is always required. A patient assumes a confidential environment and in...
Read articleCan I record a class?
Recordings of a class clearly show the lecturer and students (either moving or still). You need permission (tacit or otherwise) to make such recordings as individuals may always choose not...
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