Copyright
UMASS BOSTON’s expectation of copyright and other compliance is no different for the Umass Boston YouTube Channel than for any other of our primary or secondary information servers. UMASS BOSTON respects the intellectual property rights of others and prohibits uploading to the UMass Boston Youtube channel any content that violates another party's intellectual property rights or UMASS BOSTON's Computing and Communications Acceptable Use Policy.
If you believe that your intellectual property rights have been violated or that any content on UMASS BOSTON's YouTube channel violates UMASS BOSTON's Computing and Communications Acceptable Use Policy, please notify UMASS BOSTON:
Office of the General Counsel
University of Massachusetts
225 Franklin Street, 12th floor
Boston, MA, 02110
email: gencounsel@umassp.edu
phone: 617-287-7030
Content created by a faculty member, academic or administrative department is expected to adhere to the AAUP Code of Professional Ethics and to all relevant laws and guidelines,including, without limitation, United States Copyright Act, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and the Teach Act.
General guidelines on intellectual property
For general guidelines on intellectual property, the following are useful starting points for content creators:
Explanation of the Teach Act
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/teachact.htm
Electronic Frontier Foundation, Blogger's Legal Guide
http://www.eff.org/issues/bloggers/legal/liability/IP
Apple Education Copyright Overview
http://images.apple.com/support/itunes_u/docs/iTunes_U_Copyright_Overview.pdf
Copyright and Fair Use (Stanford University Libraries)
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
IUPUI Checklist
http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/checklist.htm
UT System Crash Course in Copyright
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm
If you can answer "Yes" to the following questions, your materials should be suitable for YouTube:
All content, including any music, graphics or other media, is original work created by UMASS BOSTON faculty, staff or students who have given written permission for such use.
If the intellectual property of others is included, you have the appropriate written licenses or written permission from all copyright owners, including guest speakers on file. The material is not offensive, libelous or otherwise in violation of IT and Communications Acceptable Use Policy.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you have questions about copyright, please read the above materials about copyright and contact the Office of the General Counsel if you still have questions. By posting content, you certify that you have complied with all University policies and accept responsibility for such content.