Legal advice

Copyright is an automatic right given to creators that allows them to control who copies, adapts, translates and makes public their work. Unless you have the copyright holder’s permission, you cannot do these things unless permitted by law or licence.

Copyright law is complex and these pages explain what you may copy in different situations.

If you would like to know more about copyright we suggest you read the Jisc guide to copyright law.

Further information is also available from Imperial's Intellectual Property policy, Patents and the Intellectual Property Office.