It is hard to imag­ine uni­ver­sity teach­ing with­out the use of mate­ri­als from other authors: book illus­tra­tions, texts from spe­cial­ist arti­cles, graph­ics or videos from the inter­net. At the same time, many lec­tur­ers are unsure about what is per­mit­ted under copy­right law — espe­cially in dig­i­tal for­mats, on learn­ing plat­forms and for record­ings.

In this work­shop, you will receive a prac­ti­cal overview of the most impor­tant legal bases for the use of third-party con­tent in teach­ing. Using typ­i­cal sce­nar­ios from every­day teach­ing, we will clar­ify the fol­low­ing ques­tions, among oth­ers:

• What do § 60a UrhG (teach­ing and learn­ing) and the right to quote allow? What are their lim­its?
• What needs to be con­sid­ered when using text­book images, PDFs, videos and online mate­ri­als in Moo­dle, Stud.IP and sim­i­lar plat­forms?
• How can open licenses (Cre­ative Com­mons) and OER help to reduce legal hur­dles?
• How should slides and mate­ri­als be designed in order to incor­po­rate third-party con­tent in a legally com­pli­ant man­ner?

After brief intro­duc­tory ses­sions, you will work on spe­cific case stud­ies in small groups.