Copyright & open licence

Copyright & open licence

Resources on copyright and open licences from across the Digital Heritage Hub including how to guides, articles and blogs.

In this collection:

How do I find rights holders for content I want to share?

What do I need to know about open licensed assets?

Gain permission to use in-copyright material

Is the content I’m sharing online data protection compliant?

Changes and Challenges in Heritage and Open Knowledge
 
blog

Changes and Challenges in Heritage and Open Knowledge

Cube shaped digital wall created with white light in a dark space.
Photo by fabio on Unsplash
guide-toolkit

Creating digital resources: GDPR, copyright and using open licences

A woman on a path taking a picture of the trees that surround it
Image courtesy of VisitBritain © Ben Selway
blog

The pros and cons of switching to free and open-source digital tools and software

Hand holding mobile phone taking photo of cliffs and seascape
Photo by Oscar Sutton on Unsplash
guide-toolkit

How do I gain permission to use other people’s material in my open licensed asset?

What do I need to do before I share personal data online?
 
guide-toolkit

What do I need to do before I share personal data online?

library shelves full of book with lights hanging down
Photo by 🇸🇮 Janko Ferlič on Unsplash
blog

How do I reuse articles and images I’ve shared before?

man green coat standing in an art gallery
Photo by Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash
guide-toolkit

How do I know which items in our collection I can share online? A guide to copyright and sharing your collection online

green and white typewriter
Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash
blog

How do I find rights holders for content I want to share?

How do I gain permission to use in-copyright material on social media and websites?
© Naomi Korn Associates, 2022
guide-toolkit

How do I gain permission to use in-copyright material on social media and websites?

old computer with screen and floppy disc
Photo by bert b on Unsplash
guide-toolkit

Is the content I’m sharing online data protection compliant?

A file drawer with multicoloured paper folders packed tightly together is seen. One pink folder is in focus and pulled out slightly compared to the rest.
Image courtesy of Shutterstock©
blog

How can I ensure that personal data is protected when creating and sharing content online?

chest with old photographs in it
Photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash
guide-toolkit

How do I share content ethically and legally online?

Painting of a little girl deep in thought holding a pencil to her mouth.
Image courtesy of Birmingham Museums Trust. CC0
blog

What do I need to know about open licensed assets?

A Pepsis heros, a species of insect native to Peru on a white background
Pepsis heros (Fabricius, 1798), The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London, CC BY 4.0
guide-toolkit

Working With Open Licences: A Guide For Projects

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