FAQs about copyright law for teaching

Copyright law for teaching

Under which conditions and to what extent can you use copyrighted content in teaching and share it with your students? We answer the most important questions here.

1. Legal basics

An overview and checklist for using content from others in teaching

2. What am I allowed to use in courses?

Use for teaching purposes

3. When do you have the right to quote from sources?

Right to citation in teaching

4. What are the requirements when using your own publications?

Limitations for using your own works that were published commercially.

5. Can materials created by students be used or shared by teaching staff?

6. What are students allowed to do with materials shared in ILIAS?

7. How can teaching materials be shared / licenced for third parties?

Legal regulations for open educational resources (OER)

8. What are the legal consequences for violating copyright law?

Full copyright FAQs

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