I would think so, but I'm just making sure that there's not some hidden or obfuscated clause in some agreement I signed to attend Mac that would prohibit me from doing so. Better to be safe that sorry.

They're my own notes (aren't filled-in skeleton notes, and aren't copied lecture notes). However, they do contain diagrams that were present in the lecture notes (presumably, taken from the textbook). Does that count as copyrighted/protected material? Would I (legally; not that anyone's checking) have to remove them?

Sure you can, in fact there is even business models based around the concept (www.notewagon.com).

Of course you can sell your notes; you're just being paranoid.

You can't legally sell copyrighted material without compensation to or permission from the copyright holder. Since I am not a lawyer I will leave it at that since I am not quite sure how it applies directly to what you are asking about. However, as others have pointed out this is done on a regular basis.

It's probably best to ask your professor, but in my opinion, your notes are something you created from scratch since you wrote them, therefore you can do what you want with them as they are yours. However, as you mentioned about using diagrams, that can become grey area since you are including copyrighted graphics within your notes, course material from handouts, etc. If your handouts contain graphics from the textbook it is most likely that McMaster has paid a license to be able to use that material. Meanwhile, you haven't. So it would probably be best to remove it. Or, if you do keep it in make sure to reference/cite where it is from.

Originally Posted by Chad

It's probably best to ask your professor, but in my opinion, your notes are something you created from scratch since you wrote them, therefore you can do what you want with them as they are yours. However, as you mentioned about using diagrams, that can become grey area since you are including copyrighted graphics within your notes, course material from handouts, etc. If your handouts contain graphics from the textbook it is most likely that McMaster has paid a license to be able to use that material. Meanwhile, you haven't. So it would probably be best to remove it. Or, if you do keep it in make sure to reference/cite where it is from.

That's the reply I was looking for. Thanks a lot!

Even notes are a grey area --check with the prof.
Also, if you are selling notes that contain the slides printed off with your writing on it, that is violation of copyright, since it's still the prof's slides.

While it is like their slides or whatever you did make it your own. Besides I don't think mac is gonna crack down on it etc. You can use notewagon, IDK how it works (i even know one of the guys who founded it, apparently a lot of people use it) but definitely give it a go

No, you can't sell your Mac notes. Apple will sue you for patent infringement.

You cannot sell notes that have the McMaster logo on them (most of the time). Its a bit more gray about selling hand written notes whos source is the aforementioned notes, or any other source (its arguable how or from where they were taken). In all cases its best to ask your professor, chances are you can get away with it, but... you know how some people can be...

My opinion: if you sell your notes, you're a twit. Yeah, you have to compensate for the time it took to prepare them for giving to other people to be legible, and uh-huh, you have heafty tuition.. despite this, we're all in the same boat, and good notes can be hard to find; putting a price tag on this tricky to aquire information doesn't foster a good sense of community. Upload your stuff to DC++, loan so people can photocopy, but don't sell notes......

Who sells notes? Seriously?
Your notes are only useful to you. I find this to be the case almost all of the time. Getting somebody else's notes helps not at all.

Why would you be a prick and sell your notes? Just give them to your friends. When you miss a day of class and ask for notes, NOBODY responds with "Sure, just give me $10."

If you're missing class, don't buy them, just make a friend, read the textbook, go to class...

I don't think the notewagon business model is gonna work. A sustainable market just doesn't exist. University students do not have the disposable income to spend buying notes (which you can usually get for free). Or they'll get sued by universities, textbook publishers, etc.