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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.

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