diff --git a/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/considerations.md b/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/considerations.md index c89a397..546b1ce 100644 --- a/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/considerations.md +++ b/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/considerations.md @@ -1,22 +1,41 @@ (copyright_considerations)= ## Copyright Considerations +Copyright law dictates how online book material can and should be created, maintained and shared. An author should understand a few key concepts, as well as best practices, in order to create a book that not only is a useful resource, but, also fairly reuses the work of others and, if provided with an open license, enables original content to also be reused. +First, let's review a few key concepts that are specific to online textbooks. -Before we begin, let's review a few key concepts that are specific to online textbooks (visit the [TU Delft website](https://www.tudelft.nl/library/support/copyright) for a more thorough explanation): +```{tip} +Here we only focus on aspects that are explicitly relevant to the creation and sharing of online books. Visit the [TU Delft website](https://www.tudelft.nl/library/support/copyright) for a more thorough explanation of these important concepts. +``` + +## Key Concepts + +**1) Copyright** + +The legal right of the content _owner_ to use, publish, distribute, share, and/or duplicate the work. Copyright is divided into legal and moral rights, depending on the material and circumstances under which it was created. -1. Copyright is the legal right of the content _owner_ to use, publish, distribute, share, and/or duplicate the work. -2. Copyright is divided into Note in previous page we used the phrase: + > how you would like others to (re)use the content in your book + specifially "content in your book" ... this is because you are likely not the copyright owner of a book that contains educational material developed while employed at a University, for example. +## Implications for Online Books + +### Books + +If it is clearly a _book_ in that it is a digital version of a classical paper textbook. + +You are the author and you are the copyright owner. You should definitely indicate that the book was created + +### Educational Material + ```{warning} -We aren't really sure when the "line is crossed" from educational material to book. More specifically, when the copyright owner is you (the author) or the University (your employer). +The TeachBooks Team isn't really sure when the "line is crossed" from educational material to book. More specifically, when the copyright owner is you (the author) or the University (your employer). Do you have a better answwer that this warning box? Let us know! ``` - diff --git a/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/licenses.md b/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/licenses.md index 7796dbc..5c1fae1 100644 --- a/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/licenses.md +++ b/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/licenses.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ An overview of license types. Test icon: {fa}`quote-right` -> This page reuses CC BY content from Matt Hall. {cite:ts}`hall21`. {ref}``{fa}`quote-right` Details `` +> This page reuses CC BY content from Matt Hall. {cite:ts}`hall21`. {ref}` {fa}`quote-right` Details ` ## Programming-Focused Educational Materials diff --git a/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/recommendations.md b/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/recommendations.md index a42157f..680cb51 100644 --- a/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/recommendations.md +++ b/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/recommendations.md @@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ The recommendations illustrate: This is important not only to properly attribute content in your book, but it can also be a useful way for you as an author to remember which material you have used in your book and find or update it later if changes are needed. - +```{tip} +A generic version of these recommendations can also be found in the TeachBooks Template by visiting view the [Credits and License page directly](https://teachbooks.io/template/main/credits.html) or [the source code](https://github.com/TeachBooks/template/blob/main/book/credits.md). +```