Copyright

Copyright is a legal right that protects the creator of original work, ensuring that others cannot copy or distribute the work without the creator’s permission. This law encourages creativity and innovation, allowing creators to retain control over their unique contributions. On Schootex, you’ll find summaries that present study material in a reinterpreted manner, distinct from the original textbook.

Is Selling Documents Online Allowed?

For a work to be protected by copyright, it must have originality and creativity. Summaries, when written in your own words, are not considered plagiarism. When a student rewrites content based on their understanding, it transforms into a new, original piece of work. As long as you are the copyright holder, selling documents on Schootex is completely legal. By creating an original and creative document, you maintain copyright over it and are the only one authorized to distribute it.

What is Allowed?

  • Uploading study documents you’ve written yourself.
  • Using images in your summaries that you’ve created yourself.
  • Purchasing summaries for personal study use.
  • Paraphrasing lecture slides into your own notes.

What is Not Allowed?

  • Uploading documents created by others.
  • Scanning and using images from textbooks in your summaries for sale.
  • Sharing purchased summaries publicly online or with classmates.
  • Copying content from lecture slides into your notes and distributing them.

What Criteria Must a Summary Meet?

To comply with copyright law, your summary must have an original and creative nature. Avoid copying large portions of text from textbooks or other materials. Instead, summarize the course content in your own words. If you do need to quote, keep it minimal and properly referenced. When you rephrase ideas in your own terms, it creates new intellectual property, which you’re free to share with others.

What Can You Sell on Schootex?

You can sell all types of study documents that you have personally created, such as:

  • Summaries
  • Lecture notes
  • Homework assignments
  • Theses
  • Practice questions
  • Presentations
  • Portfolios
  • Papers
  • Book reports
  • Projects

What is Not Allowed to Sell?

  • Old exams
  • Copied lecture slides
  • Scanned textbooks
  • Published articles

Handling Copyright Infringement

Schootex is a platform where students help each other with their studies, but it’s important to ensure that everyone respects copyright laws. If someone else uses your work without permission, you can report copyright violations by visiting our abuse reporting page.

Frequently Asked Questions About Copyright

What is Copyright?
Copyright grants creators exclusive rights over their work, allowing them to control its public use and reproduction, within the limits prescribed by law.

What Does Copyright Protect?
Copyright safeguards the creators of written and visual works by giving them two exclusive rights:

  1. The right to publicly disclose their work.
  2. The right to reproduce their work.

How Does Schootex Comply with Copyright?
On Schootex, you are only permitted to sell documents if you own the copyright to them.

What Rights Do You Have as a Seller?
As a seller, you have the right to sell any study materials you’ve created yourself. This includes both the written content and any images you’ve designed or produced.

What Responsibilities Do You Have as a Seller?
Sellers are fully responsible for the documents they upload, including compliance with the platform’s terms and conditions. By using Schootex, you agree to these rules.

How Do You Report Copyright Infringement?
If you believe that someone has infringed on your copyright, you can submit a claim through Schootex’s abuse reporting page. Further details can be found there.