{"id":2479,"date":"2019-04-11T18:30:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T18:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2479"},"modified":"2021-10-13T20:09:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T20:09:27","slug":"embed-and-link","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/chapter\/embed-and-link\/","title":{"raw":"Embedding and Linking","rendered":"Embedding and Linking"},"content":{"raw":"When an author is unable to find or create a needed video, image, or other item for their open textbook, they often ask if linking or embedding copyrighted material--for which all rights are reserved--is permitted. As a publisher of open textbooks, BCcampus Open Education has developed recommendations on this issue while taking into account the guiding principles and values behind open educational practices and resources.\r\n<h1>Linking text<\/h1>\r\nLinking to a website or deep linking to a web page does not require permission from the copyright holder and is not considered copyright infringement. However, linking to a website that obviously violates copyright law, such as one that hosts pirated music or films, should be avoided.\r\n\r\nIf an author decides to link to restricted material within their open textbook, it is recommended that descriptive text be used for the link so, if taken out of context, the reader knows exactly to what resource they are being redirected. This method also addresses accessibility requirements for linking.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Example:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/\">Information on BCcampus Open Education<\/a> is available online.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\">For more information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links\/\">Links<\/a> in the <em>Accessibility Toolkit - 2nd Edition<\/em>.<\/div>\r\n<h1>Embedding a video<\/h1>\r\nEmbedding--or inline linking--involves adding an embed code to a web source (such as an open textbook) that results an a visual representation--or streaming--of digital content, such as a video, from another web source, such as YouTube or Vimeo. This is a very popular practice because: 1) viewers don't need to access a second website to watch the video and 2) the embedder doesn't sacrifice bandwidth because the video data is stored on the original site.\r\n\r\nThe question for open textbook authors, however, is: Does embedding violate copyright infringement for videos not released with a CC or open licence?\r\n\r\nIn his blog post, \"Is it legal to embed YouTube videos in a blog post?\" Kenny Novak answers this question with a summary of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/static?template=terms\">YouTube's terms<\/a>. He says: \"...as long as YouTube\u2019s terms permit it, any YouTube user can embed your content without needing to ask your permission, because you already GAVE them permission simply by uploading your content to YouTube.\"\r\n\r\nAll videos shared on YouTube are assigned to one of two licences.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The Standard YouTube licence is added, by default, to all videos uploaded to YouTube and set the conditions described by Novak above.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence is also available, but the user must manually make the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2797468?hl=en\">change from a Standard YouTube licence to the CC BY licence by following these instructions<\/a>. The CC BY licence lets the video's copyright holder give users advanced permission to copy, change, redistribute, and retain copies of the video.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\">For more information, see \"YouTube\" in the <a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pressbooks\/chapter\/videos-audio-interactive-media\/\">Videos, Audio, and Interactive Media<\/a> chapter of the <em>Pressbooks Guide<\/em>.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--key-takeaways\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Recommendations<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nFor authors who wish to embed videos by other creators in their open textbooks, it is recommended that they:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>make a best effort to embed <em>openly-licensed<\/em> or <em>public domain<\/em> videos\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>if it's uncertain whether or not video is open, follow steps laid out in <a href=\"\/selfpublishguide\/chapter\/resources-only-the-open\/\">Resources: Only the Open<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>embed videos from video-sharing websites for which:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>the Terms of Service clearly indicate this action is permitted<\/li>\r\n \t<li>copyright holders can remove their videos in cases of copyright infringement<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>provide <a href=\"\/selfpublishguide\/chapter\/citation-vs-attribution\/\">proper attribution<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nIf an author or publisher decides to embed a restricted video in an open textbook, it is recommended that this information and a link to the original content are clearly indicated out in the attribution statement.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\">Page added: Feb 20\/18 | Last update: Oct 13\/21<\/div>","rendered":"<p>When an author is unable to find or create a needed video, image, or other item for their open textbook, they often ask if linking or embedding copyrighted material&#8211;for which all rights are reserved&#8211;is permitted. As a publisher of open textbooks, BCcampus Open Education has developed recommendations on this issue while taking into account the guiding principles and values behind open educational practices and resources.<\/p>\n<h1>Linking text<\/h1>\n<p>Linking to a website or deep linking to a web page does not require permission from the copyright holder and is not considered copyright infringement. However, linking to a website that obviously violates copyright law, such as one that hosts pirated music or films, should be avoided.<\/p>\n<p>If an author decides to link to restricted material within their open textbook, it is recommended that descriptive text be used for the link so, if taken out of context, the reader knows exactly to what resource they are being redirected. This method also addresses accessibility requirements for linking.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/\">Information on BCcampus Open Education<\/a> is available online.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\">For more information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links\/\">Links<\/a> in the <em>Accessibility Toolkit &#8211; 2nd Edition<\/em>.<\/div>\n<h1>Embedding a video<\/h1>\n<p>Embedding&#8211;or inline linking&#8211;involves adding an embed code to a web source (such as an open textbook) that results an a visual representation&#8211;or streaming&#8211;of digital content, such as a video, from another web source, such as YouTube or Vimeo. This is a very popular practice because: 1) viewers don&#8217;t need to access a second website to watch the video and 2) the embedder doesn&#8217;t sacrifice bandwidth because the video data is stored on the original site.<\/p>\n<p>The question for open textbook authors, however, is: Does embedding violate copyright infringement for videos not released with a CC or open licence?<\/p>\n<p>In his blog post, &#8220;Is it legal to embed YouTube videos in a blog post?&#8221; Kenny Novak answers this question with a summary of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/static?template=terms\">YouTube&#8217;s terms<\/a>. He says: &#8220;&#8230;as long as YouTube\u2019s terms permit it, any YouTube user can embed your content without needing to ask your permission, because you already GAVE them permission simply by uploading your content to YouTube.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>All videos shared on YouTube are assigned to one of two licences.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Standard YouTube licence is added, by default, to all videos uploaded to YouTube and set the conditions described by Novak above.<\/li>\n<li>A Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence is also available, but the user must manually make the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2797468?hl=en\">change from a Standard YouTube licence to the CC BY licence by following these instructions<\/a>. The CC BY licence lets the video&#8217;s copyright holder give users advanced permission to copy, change, redistribute, and retain copies of the video.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\">For more information, see &#8220;YouTube&#8221; in the <a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pressbooks\/chapter\/videos-audio-interactive-media\/\">Videos, Audio, and Interactive Media<\/a> chapter of the <em>Pressbooks Guide<\/em>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--key-takeaways\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Recommendations<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>For authors who wish to embed videos by other creators in their open textbooks, it is recommended that they:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>make a best effort to embed <em>openly-licensed<\/em> or <em>public domain<\/em> videos\n<ul>\n<li>if it&#8217;s uncertain whether or not video is open, follow steps laid out in <a href=\"\/selfpublishguide\/chapter\/resources-only-the-open\/\">Resources: Only the Open<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>embed videos from video-sharing websites for which:\n<ul>\n<li>the Terms of Service clearly indicate this action is permitted<\/li>\n<li>copyright holders can remove their videos in cases of copyright infringement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>provide <a href=\"\/selfpublishguide\/chapter\/citation-vs-attribution\/\">proper attribution<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If an author or publisher decides to embed a restricted video in an open textbook, it is recommended that this information and a link to the original content are clearly indicated out in the attribution statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\">Page added: Feb 20\/18 | Last update: Oct 13\/21<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"menu_order":7,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-2479","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":90,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/2479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/2479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2606,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/2479\/revisions\/2606"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/90"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/2479\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=2479"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=2479"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=2479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}