Copyright and teaching

Copyright is a time-limited right that the one (authors, composers, creative artists) has to their work. Copyright is regulated, among other things, by the Copyright Act. With the introduction of new technology and digital tools to higher education, it is important to be aware of  a number of issues related to copyright and privacy.

Guides 

The University of Bergen has established its own rights policy regarding the university's handling of intellectual property rights and other rights related to the results of the work carried out by the its employees.

The report Copyright in digital teaching  (in Norwegian) was written by Torger Kielland as a commissioned investigation for the project DigUiB at the University of Bergen, mainly in the period March 2014 to June 2015. Act of 15 June 2018 no. 40 on copyright to intellectual property etc. (the Intellectual Property Act) was adopted by Stortinget on 22 May 2018 and entered into force on 1 July 2018, and the report has been updated accordingly by early September 2018. 

Central Agreements 

The University of Bergen also has its agreements that give employees and students the right to use material in connection with teaching.

The Norwaco agreement gives the educational institution the right to use television programs in its own educational activities. The agreement includes all NRK's TV and radio channels, a number of European TV channels and most Norwegian-produced feature films.

The Kopinor agreement gives students and staff the right to take photocopies, prints and digital copies. The agreement gives the right to copy from all published material - Norwegian and foreign - such as books, journals, magazines, newspapers etc. as well as content from the internet