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This learning pathway on copyright focuses on your legal rights to copy.

Copyright is the basis on which open licensing is built. Consequently you need a clear understanding of how copyright works in order to use or produce creative works that apply open licenses. Moreover, learning in a digital age requires knowledge of copyright because interactions and outputs of learning are published online increasing exposure to the risks associated with breach of copyright.

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Objectives

On successful completion of this learning pathway, you will be able to:

  • Explain the origins of copyright
  • Explain the scope, rights, protections, exceptions, and, transfer of copyright.
  • Discuss the ethics associated with the ownership of ideas in the context of copyright and intellectual property.

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Optional pretest

We have created an optional pretest to provide a rough indication of your existing knowledge of copyright and Creative Commons licenses before commencing your studies on these topics.

  1. Login or create a new account on the moodle.oeru.org website
  2. Go to the Certificate of Competency link for this course.
  3. Enter the self enrolment key: “oer4all2020” (all lower case)
  4. Follow the instructions on screen to take the pre-test.
  5. If you need more help on registering an account on our Moodle, visit the support page. Please note that there is no charge for this competency test.