Copyright and Licensing for Standards Certificate Course

Course objectives

• Explain the importance of copyright issues in connection with standards
• Explain how copyright and licensing apply to standards 
• Assess what is and what is not allowed in standards content reuse

Target audience

This course was created for engineers and others in R&D roles, as well as those in compliance, health, and safety roles, who use standards materials in their work. The course is also relevant for those who are responsible for licensing published content (e.g., librarians, information managers, administrative staff) and those who oversee the organization’s copyright compliance program.  

Course logistics

• Module 1 discusses some fundamentals of copyright, such as exclusive rights, copyright compliance, and fair use 
• Module 2 focuses on standards, how they are classified and used, and what their future looks like
• Module 3 discusses copyright and licensing issues relating to standards and the types of licenses available

These modules are self-paced, with the ability to pause and resume them as needed. At the end of each module, you will need to take a short quiz to earn the completion certificate.