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Get help and guidance on how to comply with copyright and personal data laws and regulations when streaming and recording teaching activities at DTU.
When streaming and recording teaching activities, both lecturers and students must comply with the laws and rules on copyright and personal data.
These guides will be updated regularly based on feedback from students, lecturers and others.
Streaming (without recording) of teaching activities with access only for your own students on the course - link shared via for instance e-mail or DTU Learn.
Teaching situation | Personal data | Copyright |
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Only the teacher can be seen/heard | No requirements | No requirements |
Ordinary teaching activities - normal interaction between the students and the lecturer | No requirements | No requirements |
The students participate actively | The students must be informed in advance that the class is streamed if this is not obvious (e.g. the course is 100 % online) | As for normal teaching activities* |
*This means that:
Streaming (without recording) of teaching activities with access for everyone - link shared via webside, social media and the like.
Teaching situation | Personal data | Copyright |
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Only the lecturer can be seen/heard | No requirements | All materials must be cleared (the lecturer must ensure that the materials used are legal)* |
Ordinary teaching activities - normal interaction between the students and the lecturer | It is recommended that the lecturer at the beginning of the streaming reminds the students that the stream is open for everyone and explains how they can avoid being seen/heard. | All materials must be cleared (the lecturer must ensure that the materials used are legal)* |
The students participate actively | Students/guest lecturers must be informed that a link has been shared outside DTU Learn and how and when the link has been shared. | All materials must be cleared (the lecturer must ensure that the materials used are legal)* |
* This means that:
Recording of teaching activities for use during a single semester with access for students signed up for the course.
Teaching situation | Personal data | Copyright |
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Only the lecturer can be seen/heard | No requirements | As for normal teaching activities*, provided that the recording is deleted after the semester. |
Ordinary teaching activities - normal interaction between the students and the lecturer | The students must have been informed in advance that the teaching activities are recorded. It must be ensured that the recording is deleted not later than 12 months after the end of the semester. The deletion can either be carried out by the lecturer or the unit/department or by setting a date for deletion of the recording in video.dtu.dk. |
As for normal teaching activities*, provided that the recording is deleted after the semester. |
The studerents participate actively | The students participate actively The students must have been informed in advance that the teaching activities are recorded. Whenever possible, the recording should be edited in order to cut out the participation of the students. It must be ensured that the recording is deleted not later than 12 months after the end of the semester. The deletion can either be carried out by the lecturer or the unit/department or by setting a date for deletion of the recording in video.dtu.dk. As for normal teaching activities*, provided that the recording is deleted after the semester. |
As for normal teaching activities*, provided that the recording is deleted after the semester. |
*This means that:
Recording of teaching activities for use during several semesters with access for students signed up for the course.
Teaching situation | Personal data | Copyright |
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Only the lecturer can be seen/heard |
No requirements, but: If it is not the lecturer himself/herself that decides to reuse the recordings: For DTU to be able to store the recordings in its systems after the end of a semester, the lecturer should fill in an agreement** that gives DTU the right to use these recordings in future semesters of the course. |
All materials must be cleared (the lecturer must ensure that the materials used are legal).* If it is not the lecturer himself/herself that decides to reuse the recordings: The lecturer must fill in an agreement** that gives DTU the right to use the recording in future semesters, and in which the lecturer declares that the materials are legal. |
Ordinary teaching activities - normal interaction between the students and the lecturer | Written consent must be obtained from any student that can be seen/heard or actively participates in the teaching activities and from the guests, if any. The consent must be obtained before the recording is used during the coming semester, and can only be obtained when the semester has ended and the student has been assessed. Whenever possible, the recording should be edited in order to cut out the participation of the students. |
All materials must be cleared (the lecturer must ensure that the materials used are legal).* If it is not the lecturer himself/herself that decides to reuse the recordings: The lecturer must fill in an agreement** that gives DTU the right to use the recording in future semesters, and in which the lecturer declares that the materials are legal. |
The studerents participate actively | Written consent must be obtained from any student that can be seen/heard or actively participates in the teaching activities and from the guests, if any. The consent must be obtained before the recording is used during the coming semester, and can only be obtained when the semester has ended and the student has been assessed. Whenever possible, the recording should be edited in order to cut out the participation of the students. |
All materials must be cleared (the lecturer must ensure that the materials used are legal).* If it is not the lecturer himself/herself that decides to reuse the recordings: The lecturer must fill in an agreement** that gives DTU the right to use the recording in future semesters, and in which the lecturer declares that the materials are legal. |
Recording of teaching activities with open access for everyone
Teaching situation | Personal data | Copyright |
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Only the lecturer can be seen/heard |
No requirements, but: If it is not the lecturer himself/herself that decides to reuse the recordings: For DTU to be able to store the recordings in its systems after the end of a semester, the lecturer should fill in an agreement** that gives DTU the right to use these recordings in future semesters of the course. |
All materials must be cleared (the lecturer must ensure that the materials used are legal).* If it is not the lecturer himself/herself that decides to reuse the recordings: The lecturer must fill in an agreement** that gives DTU the right to use the recording in future semesters, and in which the lecturer declares that the materials are legal. |
Ordinary teaching activities - normal interaction between the students and the lecturer |
DTU‘s GDPR Team and GDPR Legal Team recommend that recordings of teaching activities for public use do not contain students, also in case of normal interaction during teaching activities.
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All materials must be cleared (the lecturer must ensure that the materials used are legal).* If it is not the lecturer himself/herself that decides to reuse the recordings: The lecturer must fill in an agreement** that gives DTU the right to use the recording in future semesters, and in which the lecturer declares that the materials are legal. |
The studerents participate actively |
DTU‘s GDPR Team and GDPR Legal Team recommend that recordings of teaching activities for public use do not contain students, also in case of normal interaction during teaching activities.
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All materials must be cleared (the lecturer must ensure that the materials used are legal).* If it is not the lecturer himself/herself that decides to reuse the recordings: The lecturer must fill in an agreement** that gives DTU the right to use the recording in future semesters, and in which the lecturer declares that the materials are legal. |
Kasper Bøgh Pedersen Senior Officer Office for Research, Advice and Innovation Mobile: 9351 0743 kasb@dtu.dk
Søren Scheurer Andersen Senior Executive Legal Officer Office for Research, Advice and Innovation Mobile: +45 23653654 soesa@dtu.dk
Contact AFRI if you have questions about copyright in connection with streaming and recording teaching activities at DTU.