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A short video exploring Creative Commons and Copyright.

Learning on Screen's guidelines for referencing moving image and sound.

A useful source of advice, training and support largely aimed at those in the education sector in the UK.

Basic examples of UK copyright infringement

Details of exceptions provided by UK legislation

Educational videos about copyright.

Fact sheets and other helpful resources from Naomi Korn Associates.

Explore more about your rights and the rights of others.

• If a publisher owns the copyright but is no longer in business, check the publication's serial number (found in the front or rear of the book) and consult the .
• A very general bibliographic tool such as  can also be useful.
•  - a database of known UK and US copyright holders.

A short animation which highlights the issues with having to sign away your copyright (2011)

• Understand intellectual property rights and related issues
• Explain copyright, authors’ rights, licensing and retention of rights
• Use the Creative Commons licensing system

Can I use this image?

The ABCs of UK Copyright Law in the Arts

Have you ever found an image online that you thought would be a great addition to your own work?

Have you wanted to decorate a presentation, poster or your blog online?

Or perhaps you have tried to use an image found online as a starting point only, in your own work?

YouTube video from University of Wolverhamptom

Digital images, photographs and the internet

Guidance from the UK Government aimed at small businesses and individuals who may wish to use digital or photographic images on the web.

UK Government

Information on locating UK copyright holders from WATCH (Writers Artists and Their Copyright Holders)

Online courses and an overview of intellectual property from the Intellectual Property Office (IPO).

Registration required (free of charge)

Copyright relating to electronic thesis submission

•  - This licensing flowchart is a useful guide on choosing the most appropriate licence for your work. (Creative Commons)
• (Open University)
• More information on publishers' policies and open access is available on  (University of Cambridge)

Guidance on how to mark your work with a CC licence.

Guidance on correct attribution when reproducing work under a CC licence.

Online resource aimed at making UK copyright law accessible.

• A work is in the  when there is no copyright attached to it.
•  exist in all formats that are recognised as ‘works’ in copyright law.
•  - when you want to use a work that is in copyright.

aimed at making UK copyright law accessible.

 - Educational videos about copyright.

Guidance on significant amendments to UK copyright law that were implemented in 2014, and how they might impact on you.

Short online resource which will help you to determine whether you can use specific types of material in your teaching, and how you can use them without breaching copyright.

Explore UK music copyright law and how it can benefit musicians

A practical introduction for anyone who creates original materials or who uses, reuses, mixes, adapts and mashes original materials that were created by others.

This guidance sets out to answer questions that students may have about copyright, including: 

• Copyright ownership
• Copyright ownership in research
• What others can do with your work
• Copying learning materials
• Using resources for work placements
• Including materials in assignments

Copyright and performance/artistic works

• You may be able to copy material from films or TV broadcasts for limited educational use using the University's 
•  - The society may represent an artist or photographer.
•  - Public performance of musical works
•  and  - Recordings from UK TV and radio broadcasts 

Unlocking Film Rights: Understanding UK Copyright

A free online course to help researchers, producers and archivists understand UK film and TV copyright, and how to apply it.