{"id":433,"date":"2022-01-10T09:50:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T09:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/?p=433"},"modified":"2026-10-08T10:21:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T09:21:47","slug":"2-licences-and-public-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/2022\/01\/10\/2-licences-and-public-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"3. Licences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Licences allow copyright owners to permit others to use the owned work. They can be <strong>exclusive<\/strong>, <span class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\"><strong>non-exclusive<\/strong><\/span> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/2021\/12\/13\/what-are-open-licences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>open<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Licences should not be confused with the <strong>assignment of rights<\/strong>, where the copyright ownership is transferred from one entity to another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reuse of material has to fall within the terms allowed by the licence chosen by the copyright holder, apart from the following scenarios:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As a user, you can justify the application of one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/2021\/12\/08\/exceptions-in-copyright\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">copyright exceptions<\/a> or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The material is in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/2021\/12\/10\/what-is-the-public-domain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">public domain<\/a> and, hence, not subject to any licences.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Licenced material may be purchased through paid agreements (for example, through an institutional licence or contracts) or accessed for free if released to the public with an open licence or following an ad hoc permission granted by the copyright holder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Look at the following categories to know more:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts is-style-stacked\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__inner has-columns has-2-columns has-responsive-columns has-sixteen-to-nine-image\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__item\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__content flex-start\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/2021\/12\/14\/can-i-use-third-party-owned-resources-for-teaching\/\" alt=\"Can I use third-party-owned resources for teaching?\">Can I use third-party-owned resources for teaching?<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__excerpt\">You might breach copyright law if you upload third-party-owned resources &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__item\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__content flex-start\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/2022\/01\/10\/what-are-the-licences-centrally-managed-by-the-coventry-univeristy-group\/\" alt=\"Which licences does the Coventry University Group manage centrally?\">Which licences does the Coventry University Group manage centrally?<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__excerpt\">Downloaded and scanned materials such as book chapters and journal &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/2021\/12\/13\/what-are-open-licences\/\" target=\"_blank\">What are open licences?<\/a><br>A free or open licence is a licensing  <br>agreement that allows individuals&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Back <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Home<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:9px\">The author takes no responsibility for the content of this page, which is not intended as binding legal advice. The views are about copyright in the UK Higher Education sector context.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Licences allow copyright owners to permit others to use the owned work. They can be exclusive, non-exclusive and open. Licences should not be confused with the assignment of rights, where the copyright ownership is transferred from one entity to another. 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