Copyright for Staff: Introduction

This guide provides SM TAFE staff with information on how to comply with copyright requirements when developing your teaching and learning materials, whether it is in print or online.

• It is not intended as legal advice, nor is it intended to provide advice on the creation of commercial materials. 
• Its focus is on correct licencing use and use of attributions when using third-party content in an educational environment. 

If you need further assistance, please contact the Library

Image Source: geralt. (2015, July 14). [Copyright symbol icon]. from Pixabay

An easy-to-use copyright tool adapted for Western Australian TAFE staff to help make sense of copyright. 

Complying with copyright attribution can be easy -

just follow three steps.     

• Use our flow chart to help you decide.  
• Be sure to comply with any relevant licence restrictions.  

• Combine your licence information with your item information.
• Use the APA referencing style for your item information.
• See our attribution examples for the correct format.

• You need to provide the attribution at the point where you use the copyright information, for print and online resources, or at least a reference list indicating where the information has been used.

We thank Central Regional TAFE for allowing their guide content to be adapted for use in this guide.