Are you a human? Then UCL’s copyright card game is for you!

If someone ‘infringed your copyright’ i.e. reproduced your work without your permission, would you be…angry? Flattered? Unconcerned? And when you use, say, an image created by someone else, do you think…you always need permission? Or that it’s fine without permission as long as you give credit to the author?  Or that it’s OK as long as the use is ‘educational’?

 

Copyright questions bring out different reactions in people: dread, interest, uncertainty, horror, excitement, humour or – let’s face it – boredom. ‘Copyright for Humans’ is a new card game created for those whose eyes glaze over at the mention of copyright, those who feel nervous when faced with a copyright question, and those who are interested in copyright and want to share their opinions with others.

Drawing from a large pool of questions and an even larger pool of possible answers, you are encouraged to discuss and respond to different copyright scenarios in humorous and creative ways. You may gleefully agree with some copyright decisions (e.g. ‘this is the best idea since the invention of printing!’) and pompously condemn others (e.g. ‘this is so risky it’s giving me the copyright chills’, you may feel uncertain (e.g. ‘I’m not answering this without my lawyer’ or avoid answering altogether (e.g.’I had the answer but ChatGPT ate it’). The game encourages you to consider different types of answers and learn about copyright in the process.

See a demo of Copyright for Humans, 4 November 2025, Institute of Education library

To see a demo of the game, say hello to the copyright and reading lists teams and take away some treats, drop by the foyer of the IoE library on Tuesday the 4th of November, any time between 11 am and 2 pm. 

Play the game in a small group

• We are running a scheduled session online on Wednesday 29 October 2025 at 3 pm. Register for this session.
• Contact copyright@ucl.ac.uk to arrange a session for your department (face to face or online) on a date that suits you.