(Based on UC Berkley policy)

As part of the education and learning experience, students routinely take notes during class lectures. In addition, all courses that are videoteleconferenced also are recorded. Lecture notes and recordings involve issues related to the intellectual property rights of instructors and the privacy rights of students. To protect these rights, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has adopted guidelines and policies governing these activities in the classroom.

Policy on Recordings of Academic Instructional Presentations

Distribution and Publication

No business, agency or person shall give, sell or otherwise distribute or publish course lecture notes, or any recording, in any medium, of any course given at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, nor use such lecture notes or recording for any commercial purpose without the written consent of the instructor and dean of the School.

Exception (Non-Commercial Lecture Notes & Sound Recordings)

Students enrolled in a course may take lecture notes and, with the permission of the instructor, make sound recordings of the class (video recordings are prohibited), for the purpose of individual or group study or for other noncommercial purposes reasonably arising from participation in the course. Students enrolled in or auditing a course may also provide such course lecture notes or sound recording to other students for the purpose of individual or group study or for other noncommercial purposes reasonably arising from participation in the course; to note, students must ask permission of the instructor prior to audio recording the class.

Capture of Sounds and Images

Recordings of classes at the School that capture the actual sounds and/or images of those classes, in any medium, shall not be distributed or communicated for commercial purposes without a written agreement between the instructor and the University. This prohibition includes recordings made by any person with the instructor’s written consent. Any such agreement must consider not only the rights of the instructor and the University, but also those of third parties. It may be necessary to secure rights from these third parties before any distribution or communication takes place. Unauthorized use of lecture notes or recordings is subject to the federal Copyright Act, North Carolina Civil Code, and University policy, and may subject an individual to honor code violation and legal proceedings brought by the instructor as well as action by the University.