School of Education Library, SoE, FHE, UWI, St. Augustine: Copyright

What is copyright

Crediting web-based materials in course presentations

UWI Copyright - links and documents

Related UWI STA Research Guides

Useful resources

Resources on the Public Domain

Guide to the Research Process: Copyright - Lynda Quamina-Aiyegina/Petra Pierre-Robertson ---Highly recommended reading

Open Access Publishing and Scholarly Communication: Copyright issues - Frank Soodeen

Copyright is defined in the Copyright Act of Trinidad and Tobago as:

“a property right which subsists in literary and artistic works that are original intellectual creations in the literary and artistic domain, including in particular-

• Books, pamphlets, articles, computer programs and other writings;
• Speeches, lectures, addresses, sermons and other works of the same nature;
• Dramatic works, dramatico-musical works, pantomimes, choreographic works and other works created for stage productions;
• Stage productions of works mentioned in paragraph (c);
• Musical works, with or without accompanying words;
• Audio-visual works;
• Works of architecture;
• Works of drawing, painting, sculpture, engraving, lithography, tapestry and other works of fine art;
• Photographic works;
• Works of applied art;
• Illustrations, maps, plans, sketches, and three-dimensional works relative to geography, topography, architecture or science.”