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canvas files set-usage-rights

canvas files set-usage-rights

Set copyright and license information on files

Synopsis

Set copyright and license information for one or more files.

use-justification values: own_copyright, used_by_permission, fair_use, public_domain, creative_commons (license required when using creative_commons).

Examples:

canvas files set-usage-rights --course-id 123 --file-ids 1,2,3 --use-justification own_copyright
canvas files set-usage-rights --group-id 456 --file-ids 5 --use-justification creative_commons --license cc_by
canvas files set-usage-rights [flags]

Options

      --course-id int              Course ID
      --file-ids int64Slice        File IDs (comma-separated) (default [])
      --folder-ids int64Slice      Folder IDs to apply rights to all files within (default [])
      --group-id int               Group ID
  -h, --help                       help for set-usage-rights
      --legal-copyright string     Legal copyright line
      --license string             License (required for creative_commons)
      --publish                    Publish the files after setting rights
      --use-justification string   Use justification (required)
      --user-id int                User ID

Options inherited from parent commands

      --as-user int       Masquerade as another user (admin feature, requires permission)
      --columns strings   Select specific columns to display (comma-separated)
      --config string     config file (default is $HOME/.canvas-cli/config.yaml)
      --dry-run           Print curl commands instead of executing requests
      --filter string     Filter results by text (case-insensitive substring match)
      --instance string   Canvas instance URL (overrides config)
      --limit int         Limit number of results for list operations (0 = unlimited)
      --no-cache          Disable caching of API responses
  -o, --output string     Output format: table, json, yaml, csv (default "table")
      --quiet             Suppress informational messages, only output data and errors
      --show-token        Show actual token in dry-run output (default: redacted)
      --sort string       Sort results by field (prefix with - for descending, e.g., -name)
  -v, --verbose           Enable verbose output

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