Frequently asked questions

The following questions and responses are primarily focused on use of copyright works for educational non-commercial purposes and use within the terms of the Statutory licences (Parts VA and VB) and related educational licences.

If your question relates to use of copyright content for other purposes (marketing, commercial etc.) please refer to the information about copyright and University business activities. Unlinked pages listed below are still under development.

• About the concept of copyright, liability, and what copyright Monash claims
• Preparing course materials (course readers, unit guides, lectures, handouts, exam papers)
• Using copyright content in online teaching and learning
  (MUSO /Blackboard; using the Library's Digitisation / Readings & Reserve service; using e-journals and electronic databases).
• Using audio or audio-visual content for educational purposes
• Using copyright works in research
• Preparing an eThesis
• Using software, games, multimedia resources
• Using music
• Using content from the Internet
• Using new interactive technologies: blogs, wikis, podcasts, user generated web spaces
• Citation practices, acknowledgement and plagiarism

Send an email inquiry to the University's Copyright Adviser.