As part of the education and learning experience, students routinely take notes during class lectures. In addition, students and instructors may wish to record lectures and other classroom presentations. Lecture notes and recordings involve issues related to the intellectual property rights of instructors and the privacy rights of students. To protect these rights, UC Berkeley Extension has adopted guidelines based upon University and campus policies governing these activities in the classroom.

Instructors' Intellectual Property Rights
Individual UC Berkeley Extension instructors retain intellectual property rights to lectures and class presentations and related material; notes or other class materials may not be exchanged or distributed for commercial purposes, for compensation, or for any other purpose other than study by students enrolled in the class. Unauthorized use of class notes or recordings is subject to the federal Copyright Act, California Civil Code, and University policy and may subject an individual to legal proceedings brought by the instructor as well as action by the University.

Note-Taking
Class notes may be written by students enrolled in a class during lectures or other class presentations for purposes of individual or group study. If an enrolled student is absent, another enrolled student may take notes to share with the absent student. Students are not allowed to distribute lecture notes to any one who is not an enrolled student in the same class.

Recording by Students for Study Purposes
With the prior permission of the instructor and the consent of other students in attendance, an enrolled student may make an audio recording of the lecture or class presentations only for the purposes of individual or group study with other students enrolled in the same class. Students must obtain prior permission from the instructor each time they wish to make a recording. The instructor must assure that each student attending the class on that occasion is aware of the recording and has agreed to be recorded. Student-initiated video recording and use of any other electronic means of capturing or transmitting class presentations or lectures for note taking purposes is not permitted in Extension classes.

Third-Party Note-Taking and Recording
No third party will be allowed to attend Extension classes on behalf of an enrolled student, with the exception of those authorized through the Special Needs Coordinator on behalf of an enrolled disabled student.

Recording by Instructors to Meet Course Learning Objectives
Instructors may make audio or video recordings of presentations for instructional purposes related to that course at the University of California Berkeley Extension. The intent to record should be communicated to the program office in advance, so that the intention will be referenced in the course catalog description. The intent to record should also be referenced in the syllabus. The recordings may not be used for any purpose except to meet the educational objectives of that particular class. The recordings may not be shown or distributed to any other individual or group without the express written permission of every student enrolled in that class and the University of California Berkeley Extension.

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