Welcome to our copyright guide, we hope this guide will assist you with the lawful use of copyrighted library resources at the University of Sunderland. The information contained in these pages is for guidance only and does not constitute legal advice.
Copyright is a complex subject, this guide is intended to introduce the basics of copyright, the law, licences and exemptions. We hope the guidance will broaden your knowledge of copyright compliance in a library setting. If you require further copyright advice or advice for for non-library resources, we invite you to visit the website of the UK Intellectual Property Office website (www.ipo.gov.uk) or the JISC Legal website (www.jisclegal.ac.uk).
This guide contains information from https://www.gov.uk/guidance/exceptions-to-copyright and contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/