Copyright & Your Course Resources

Questions to ask yourself:

Which components of my course do I want no one to see but my students?

Which components of my course do I want no one to see but those with a Unity ID? (For example, other faculty, staff, etc., at NC State).

Which components of my course do I want everyone to be able to see? (For example, you may want the Home Page of your course, a description, and perhaps some sample content available as a marketing tool).

Why is this important?

If you have proprietary materials that you only want to your students or colleagues to see, it is important to password protect (or WRAP) those files to prevent unwanted access. Likewise, if you are using material for your online course for which you do not own the copyright, you may be able to use the material for non-commercial instructional purposes if it is password protected. For information on using copyrighted materials as part of your web-supplement or online course, please contact the Special Assistant to the Provost for Copyright Administration, Peggy Hoon at peggy_hoon@ncsu.edu and read through the Copyright Tutorial at: http://www.provost.ncsu.edu/copyright/resources/.

Decisions you can make:

Decide what material must be wrapped. Decide what materials that you do not own the copyright to that you plan to use, and either obtain permission of the copyright holders or plan how to exercise the Fair Use Doctrine.

Resources to explore this issue:

Office of the Provost's Copyright Administration website: http://www.provost.ncsu.edu/copyright/resources/