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Can I show video materials in a lecture which will be recorded and shown on GCULearn?

If you are recording your lecture, and include a video, then it will not show up clearly in the small recorded image and the sound will not come across well. However, even this low grade copy will still be subject to copyright law. Here are a few general pointers:

  • You shouldn't record any commercially bought DVDs unless you have got premission from the copyright holder. (Buying the DVD is not enough!).
  • The copyright on any video on YouTube and iTunesU belongs to the creator, so you would need to get permission directly from them, YouTube and iTunesU can't give you permission on their behalf. Some of this material may be available for educational use under a creative commons license, so it is worth checking the web sites.
  • Under our ERA+ license, we can record TV programmes and make them available on our VLE. These items can only be shown in the UK. The same applies to programmes supplied by Box of Broadcasts (BoB). You should provide separate links to these items, rather than show them during a lecture which will be recorded and shown on GCULearn.
  • Services like iPlayer are not covered by the ERA+ license so can't be made available as part of a recorded lecture.

If any of these materials are included in your recorded lecture, then they should be edited out before it is made available on GCULearn. It is best to plan ahead to ensure that your lecture is added to GCULearn in good time.