Sharing Course Materials? Know the Guidelines
Supports available to current students to ensure copyright compliance
Professors and instructors at UM work hard to create high-quality resources for student learning — PowerPoints, handouts, recorded lectures, and more. These materials are protected by copyright and meant for students’ personal study and academic success.
To help clarify what can and can’t be shared, the Copyright Office has updated the UM copyright guidelines. These updates are here to support students in making informed choices.
The university is committed to supporting a respectful academic environment and protecting the rights of professors, instructors and fellow students.
Please remember: sharing, recording or uploading course content without permission — including distributing lecture materials or recordings without permission — is not allowed and may have serious consequences under UM’s Student Discipline and Misconduct procedures.
For more information, please review the Student Non-Academic Misconduct and Concerning Behaviour Procedure and the Student Discipline Bylaw.
Questions about copying?
If you are in doubt about the copyright status of materials, the Copyright Office can assist with clarifying what can be copied or how to get permission.
Contact the Copyright Office before you copy at [email protected] or 204-474-7277.
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