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Copyright attributions

Find out how to acknowledge copyright material so you can give credit to creators and comply with legal and policy requirements.

The following guidance only applies if the copyright owner has given you permission to use their work or you've confirmed that the material you want to use is covered by an exception or licence.

Every time you use copyright material in your teaching resources or delivery, you need to include an attribution to legally acknowledge the creator and licence (or permission). You might have used citations before, but they're a bit different – citations are used to indicate the source of ideas and information and don't include any licence info.

If you use the Library's unit readings service to create a list of resources for your students, the attributions will be added for you (and the links will be checked and updated every week).

What are moral rights?

Moral rights connect creators to their work, even if they no longer hold copyright.
Right of attribution
A creator has the right to be identified and named as the creator of their work.
Right against false attribution
A creator has the right to stop someone else from being credited as the creator of their work.
Right of integrity
A creator has the right to stop their work being treated in a way that harms their honour or reputation.

How to attribute work to the creator

Contact us

If you have any questions about copyright, please email copyright@federation.edu.au or call (03) 5327 9876.