UC and UCLA Copyright Information

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A great place to begin to understand the UC approach to copyright.

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UC Copyright

A guide to copyright and fair use at the University of California.
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Copyright in the Classroom

This guide provides information for instructors on how to legally use copyrighted materials in the classroom.
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Works Created at UC

Copyright policies pertaining to ownership of scholarly works.
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Joint Authorship and Collective Works

Copyright policies pertaining to works prepared by two or more individuals.

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2021 Policy on Copyright Ownership

This policy establishes a framework for copyright ownership of such works created at the University of California.
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Copyright Ownership Policy FAQs

Answers to your frequently asked questions about copyright ownership at the UC.
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2015 Policy on Copyright and Fair Use

UC encourages the appropriate use of materials created by others for teaching, learning or research within the scope of copyright law.
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2005 Policy on Use of Recordings of Course Presentations

A tool that could effectively assist campuses with the known problem of the unauthorized taking and selling of lecture notes and recording of course presentations.
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2003 Policy on Ownership of Course Materials

This supplements the existing Copyright Ownership Policy by addressing copyright ownership issues related to materials prepared for instructional purposes.
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1985 Policy for Off-Air Recording of Broadcast Programming for Educational Purposes

Policy that is issued to encourage legitimate educational use of off-air video recordings and to reduce the University's potential liability for copyright infringement.

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UCOP Contract and Grant Manual

See Chapter 11: Intellectual Property and Related Matters (which mostly pertains to patents)
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2000 Electronic Communication Policy (revised 2005)

See Section III: Allowable Uses, part (D)(10): Intellectual Property
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Copyright — Software, Data and Digital Content

FAQs based on policies and practices at UCLA and more generally UC and are relevant to any original works of authorship developed at UCLA.
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UCLA Student Conduct Code

University of California Policies applying to campus activities, organizations and students.
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Reporting Electronic Abuse

Includes the most current contact information for the UCLA Designated Agent for Digital Millennium Copyright Act and guidance on other matters.
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P2P at UCLA

Information on UCLA's program to combat unauthorized distribution of copyrighted materials.