When you record a lecture or presentation to share online, you’ll have to address a couple issues related to copyright.

• consent from individuals in the video or making the video (here is a model consent form);
•  what constitutes fair dealing with copyright materials;
• cite all 3rd party copyrighted materials and seek permission for their use when fair dealing doesn’t cover your use;
• license your video with a Creative Common license.

The UofB generally doesn’t assert copyright in lecturers’ works. However, the university does assert ownership in the video of a lecture. This is because recordings are often reproduced in different formats (podcasts) and made available to the public.

Which means that anyone participating in the lecture will need to sign a copyright waiver form in which the University has explicit permission to release the video online.

This is especially important whenever you’re working with someone external to the University.

Here’s a model consent form but you’ll have to adapt it for your specific use. The University of Kent use this model consent form for guest lecturers and this model consent form for student presentations.

Cover more ground on legal issues related to lecture capture in this JISC guide to lecture capture and legal considerations.

Information about Open Educational Resources (OERS) and IPR  is also available.

If you need further help don’t hesitate to contact the library AskSPH (at) brighton.ac.uk