Menu COPYRIGHT POLICY This policy describes how the University ensures that its activities comply with copyright law and the various copyright licences that it holds. This policy describes how the University ensures that its activities comply with copyright law and the various copyright licences that it holds. Note that the University's policies relating to intellectual property created by employees and students are explained separately in the Student General Regulations and the Conditions of Service (login required). Bath Spa University is committed to complying with applicable copyright legislation and the terms of the copyright licences held by the University. It is the responsibility of individual members of staff to ensure their actions are compliant with applicable copyright legislation and the terms of the copyright licences held by the University. The University will make reasonable efforts to ensure that its staff and students are aware of applicable copyright legislation and any aspects of the copyright licences held by the University that are likely to apply to their activities. Unauthorised copying or non-compliance with the terms of the University's copyright licences may therefore be subject to the University's disciplinary procedure, especially where the infringing copying is shown to have been extensive, systematic, or in deliberate disregard for copyright advice offered by the University. Materials or activities that do not comply with applicable copyright legislation or the terms of the University's copyright licences may be immediately deleted, forfeited, suspended, or removed by the University. The University only permits designated persons to make digital copies and distribute them to students via a secure course collection, for example in a password-protected Virtual Learning Environment. The making and distribution of digital copies by anyone other than designated persons will be treated by the University as unauthorised copying. The University will appoint named individuals to the role of designated person upon their successful completion of a training programme arranged by the University's CLA Licence Co-ordinator. A list of designated persons will be published on the University website. CLA designated persons Only "designated persons" are authorised to prepare and distribute digital copies made under the terms of the University's CLA Licence. This applies to scans of copyrighted material which are distributed via Minerva. Bath Spa's designated persons can be found below. Library and Learning services Peter Reid Susanne Sutherland Richard Taylor Emily Norman Andrei Branea Scan and Share requests (previously called CLA scans) Academic staff can request that extracts are scanned from in-copyright books or journals. Library staff will check requests against the terms of the University's CLA Copyright Licence and (where possible) supply links for upload. Links to PDF scans prepared for one module must not be copied into other Minerva modules/courses. Requests must be made directly through the University’s Resource List Management system. If you do not have a list for your module on the system yet, it's easy to set one up. Please see the self-guided training, or speak to your Subject Librarian. Simply add the item to your resource list, click the three dots at the end of the item and select ‘Request digitisation’. Copyright FAQs What is copyright? How long does copyright last? Why does the University need to buy copyright licences? Which copyright licences does the University hold? Can I make multiple photocopies of extracts from a book or journal and distribute them to my students? Can extracts from books or journals be scanned and added into Minerva for a particular module? Can I scan extracts from a book or journal and upload them into Minerva for a particular module? Can I copy CLA scans from one Minerva module to another? Can I copy images from books and journals that are covered by the CLA Licence? Can I copy printed music? Can I copy out-of-copyright works without reference to the CLA Licence? Can I distribute digital or multiple paper copies of my own published work, without reference to the CLA Licence? Can academic staff upload excerpts from DVDs and CDs into Minerva for teaching purposes? Do I need to seek permission from copyright holders in order to quote their work in my published research? How do I avoid infringing 3rd party copyright in lectures recorded through the Minerva / Panopto system? Edit section | Website feedback to web@bathspa.ac.uk