> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.studystash.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Copyright and uploaded content

> TL;DR Copyright rules still apply when using StudyStash.

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> **TL;DR** Copyright rules still apply when using StudyStash. Ownership of, and liability for, uploaded material sits with the student, and we give both students and institutions a range of tools to stay compliant. StudyStash does **not** train on any uploaded resources.

## Student responsibility

Before using the platform, students must accept Terms & Conditions confirming they will not upload copyrighted material they are not entitled to use. Responsibility and liability for uploaded content rest with the student.

> [!TIP]
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> Specific wording for the consent modal can be added on request - [support@studystash.com](mailto:support@studystash.com)

## Upload guardrails

We build in several safeguards to help students make informed and ethical decisions:

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## Recommended reading sources

Rather than uploading copyrighted texts, students can draw on open-source and openly licensed material. We can help you assemble recommended reading and upload resource lists from open-content platforms, and integrate with a wide range of these directly so students have compliant material to work from. Uploads are always handled in line with existing licences and agreements.

## Publisher blacklisting and upload restrictions

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> [!NOTE]
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> ### Immediate access textbook models
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> For courses using inclusive access (immediate access) textbook models - where students can only reach a text via a publisher link and cannot download it - that content cannot be uploaded to StudyStash. Students would instead use StudyStash alongside the publisher material (for example, for note-taking and self-testing).

## AI content warnings

When StudyChat, StudyStash’s virtual assistant, generates answers that go beyond the uploaded course material, it flags this to the student with warnings such as "Be careful - this wasn't your professor's material ✨" and "This went to the wider web for an answer ✨", so students know when they are working outside approved content.

## Using StudyStash without uploading 📖

StudyStash can be used with no uploaded material or AI at all - as a self-study workspace. This is a fully compliant way to use the platform where uploading is restricted or undesirable.

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> ### Need to adjust your settings?
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> To enable LMS-only uploads, blacklist a publisher, request an example student consent statement, or set up custom disclaimers, contact your Customer Success Manager or email [support@studystash.com](mailto:support@studystash.com).


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