Reporting infringement of course-related IP
In recent years there has been growth in students posting 'student notes' to sites such as StuDocu, Course Hero, etc. Where this material is solely comprised of summaries created by students (without reproduction of course materials) this is allowed. The issue is that students may directly reproduce material from course notes, slides, etc., and then post this online. Wherever possible, students should be discouraged from doing so.
Under our IP Policy, the University of Newcastle owns the intellectual property in all course materials created at the University. Because of this, the posting of certain material to these sites may contravene the University's Copyright Compliance Policy and Guidelines, as well as the Student Conduct Rule. There may also be issues with academic integrity around assessable content (see below).
Where course coordinators (or other teaching staff) discover their course materials have been posted to these sites, they can report this to the Copyright Advisor to have the material removed under the DMCA takedown process.
To report materials from these sites, please fill out the online form for copyright takedowns - required fields are noted. The form can be used to submit multiple links from a notes-sharing site for each course .
Where materials posted to these sites directly impact academic integrity (such as content from assessments), this is dealt with by the Office of the DVC(A) - please report these instances to your School's Student Academic Conduct Officer (SACO) for action.
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