Copyright Office

Using PowerPoint for Educational Purposes

If you wish to include copyright material in a powerpoint presentation to show in class or make available on to students in hardcopy or on the LMS, you must

  1. Limit the amount copied - this will depend on the type of copyright material included in the PowerPoint.
    • Images
      • from a print source, e.g. a textbook, if it can not be separately purchased at a reasonable price within a reasonable time.
      • from an electronic source, e.g. a website. There is no need to check whether or not is separately available.
    • Extracts from books, sheet music or other text - no more than 10% of the overall work.
  2. Attribute all material with a full citation
  3. Include a copyright warning notice on the PowerPoint- the notice should appear either before the PowerPoint is opened or on the first page of the PowerPoint. Copies of the notices are available here.
  4. If placing the PowerPoint on the LMS, you must restrict access to University of Melbourne staff and students and you must register all copyright material with the Copyright Office.

Educational purposes are defined as reproducing or communicating material for a particular course of instruction or for the administration of that course. Educational purposes do not cover the use of copyright material in powerpoints for public lectures or other purposes.

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