What is copyright?
Copyright, represented by the © symbol, grants the holder exclusive rights to reproduce, publish, sell or distribute the work. It is the term used in English-speaking countries to refer to authors' rights.
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What does the UOC do to respect intellectual property?
The university has worked to use content lawfully and respect copyright since its foundation. This involves a combination of legal, training and awareness initiatives in the following areas:
- Teaching: these actions cover the learning resources available in the classroom, such as books, articles and software, as well as students' continuous assessment activities and final projects.
- Research: research staff are subject to issues involving intellectual property rights, such as the correct use of citations and bibliographic references.
- Learning: students have to understand the basics of copyright and citation guidelines as part of the skills needed to study.
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What types of Creative Commons license are there?
They are open dissemination licences, halfway between the "all rights reserved" concept of copyright and the "no rights reserved" of works in the public domain.
There are various types of Creative Commons licences for authors to choose from when they decide upon the conditions under which their work can be copied, reproduced and modified, and these can be combined as desired.
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