From e4e8107d7ae8a7d9a10d4846b7f62789088358f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Lanzafame Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:44:07 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] comment 1 --- book/installation-and-setup/copyright.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/book/installation-and-setup/copyright.md b/book/installation-and-setup/copyright.md index 30d13aa..74fcfbb 100644 --- a/book/installation-and-setup/copyright.md +++ b/book/installation-and-setup/copyright.md @@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ _Here are a few selected answers from the [Copyright Information Point](https:// **3) Your own old content** -Even if created by you, you need to attribute yourself in order to avoid self-plagiarism. Read how to do so [here](https://www.tudelft.nl/library/support/copyright/researcher-copyright-answers#c1131032). +Even if created by you, you need to attribute yourself in order to avoid self-plagiarism. If the material has an open license, this is straightforward; if not, you may need permission from your university (the copyright holder),;for example [see here](https://www.tudelft.nl/library/support/copyright/teacher-copyright-answers#c1132157) + +If you want to use your own content that a (commercial) publisher has published, you must check your contract to see if you are allowed to use it. Read more [here](https://www.tudelft.nl/library/support/copyright/teacher-copyright-answers#c1132153). Even if you have created the work yourself but years ago, check whether you have the right to reuse it. If you have created it while you were under the employment of your previous employer, then you will need to ask permission from them. From dbaaaecb84a8ea6bd2c1a6a96e052faa0996d02f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Lanzafame Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:51:31 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] adjust copyright --- book/installation-and-setup/copyright.md | 2 +- book/installation-and-setup/copyright/considerations.md | 1 + 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/book/installation-and-setup/copyright.md b/book/installation-and-setup/copyright.md index 74fcfbb..192f13e 100644 --- a/book/installation-and-setup/copyright.md +++ b/book/installation-and-setup/copyright.md @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ _Here are a few selected answers from the [Copyright Information Point](https:// **3) Your own old content** -Even if created by you, you need to attribute yourself in order to avoid self-plagiarism. If the material has an open license, this is straightforward; if not, you may need permission from your university (the copyright holder),;for example [see here](https://www.tudelft.nl/library/support/copyright/teacher-copyright-answers#c1132157) +Even if created by you, you need to attribute yourself in order to avoid self-plagiarism. If the material has an open license, this is straightforward. If there is no license, or a non-open license, you may need permission from your university (the copyright holder; explained {ref}`here`). Read more [here](https://www.tudelft.nl/library/support/copyright/teacher-copyright-answers#c1132157) If you want to use your own content that a (commercial) publisher has published, you must check your contract to see if you are allowed to use it. Read more [here](https://www.tudelft.nl/library/support/copyright/teacher-copyright-answers#c1132153). diff --git a/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/considerations.md b/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/considerations.md index 38ffa89..8cb0dd8 100644 --- a/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/considerations.md +++ b/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/considerations.md @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ The TeachBooks Team isn't really sure when the "line is crossed" from educationa Do you have a better answer than this? Let us know! ``` +(copyright_considerations_copyright)= ## You Don't Own Everything The law is very clear on this, and the TU Delft Copyright page states it quite clearly: From 0fefff63f60b28afaea723450771647c97349cf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Lanzafame Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:59:38 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] add book note --- book/installation-and-setup/copyright/considerations.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/considerations.md b/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/considerations.md index 8cb0dd8..f071caf 100644 --- a/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/considerations.md +++ b/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/considerations.md @@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ In case that wasn't clear enough, _TU Delft owns the copyright,_ not you! In oth We recognize that this may make you angry, and we can relate: as teachers we put a lot of effort into the material we create. However, we have come to see that this is _not_ a horrible situation; in fact, it is a good one. As the creator of the material you still retain moral rights to be named as the author, and there are other benefits as well. For example, the ability of other teachers that may take your place after you are gone to legally use and build upon your work in the future. +```{tip} +One reason copyright lies with TU Delft is because educational material must remain available for students when the author leaves. Additional justification can be found in the Open Educational Resources (OER) Policy Document, [here](https://repository.tudelft.nl/record/uuid:68a07efc-fc4d-4a57-8e93-88a3af37465a). + +The use of open licenses actually does not prohibit the author from using the material in the future, even if not employed at TU Delft. For example, if you publish a TeachBook at TU OPEN, with a CC BY license, you are always entitled to "take" the book with you when leaving by simply changing the cover. +``` + **Still don't agree?** Sorry. Please take this up with your nearest library or copyright expert and let us know if you get a different response! In the meantime, we will simply list ourselves as authors, use CC BY licenses and remember that TU Delft holds the copyright for our work produced as teachers. ```{warning} From 72703af4bf0ed18b194024a09e97fc41f5af1511 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Lanzafame Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:10:01 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] ND comment --- book/installation-and-setup/copyright/licenses.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/licenses.md b/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/licenses.md index e4569aa..b29aeb7 100644 --- a/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/licenses.md +++ b/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/licenses.md @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ The "ND" license prohibits derivative works: in other words, the material cannot - What if you have a wonderful page describing Topic X, but there are a few contextual phrases that are undesired, for example: "this is required reading for Tuesday, December 17, 2024 in CIEM1000." That would be distracting for your own students, but you can't remove it. - What is the point of including a website together with another website? It's easier to just link to your material directly. - What if someone only wants a small part of your book? They can't use it. -- What if someone else makes similar material and releases it under CC BY and you include it in your own book? That does not seem fair to not also provide them an opportunity to benefit from your work. +- What if someone else makes similar material and releases it under CC BY and you include it in your own book under an ND license? It seems unfair not to also provide them an opportunity to benefit from your work. In addition, this is not allowed! You can’t put work under a more restrictive license (see also compatibility table below). - Often someone creates a copy of your work and makes improvements. The Git system (e.g., forks, commits, pull requests, etc) make it very straightforward to also include these improvements back into your original work. This would not be possible if you did not allow for reuse in the first place! ### Why is NC not preferred? From eaee4b29622caa46e72d4fc46901d8ae8c3f4be5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Lanzafame Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:10:12 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] add report link edu material --- book/installation-and-setup/copyright/considerations.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/considerations.md b/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/considerations.md index f071caf..b507d7f 100644 --- a/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/considerations.md +++ b/book/installation-and-setup/copyright/considerations.md @@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ It appears that copyright law distinguishes between two types of material (not i 1. Educational material 2. Articles, book (chapter), conference paper, etc. -We aren't really sure what the definition of _educational material_ is, but since pretty much everything we do is for teaching students or teachers about things, we are pretty sure it includes all of it. Perhaps it is easier to see what is _not_ included in this category, +We aren't really sure what the definition of _educational material_ is, but since pretty much everything we do is for teaching students or teachers about things, we are pretty sure it includes all of it. Perhaps it is easier to see a few examples of what is _not_ included: journal article, book (chapter), conference paper. ```{warning} 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). For now, we assume that all books made by employees of a university are considered educational material. Do you have a better answer than this? Let us know! + +If you can read Dutch, the report _Leermaterialen kiezen_ may shed some light on uncertainty about what is considered "educational material" ([download PDF here](https://www.versnellingsplan.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Digitale-leermaterialen-leermaterialen-kiezen.pdf)). ``` (copyright_considerations_copyright)=