Schools

There are two statutory licence schemes for the copying and communication of works by schools. These are:

• the Hardcopy Licence, applying to copies made from a hard copy document. This includes paper to paper copies and paper to electronic copies; and
   
• the Electronic Reproduction and Communication Licence, which applies to reproduction in an electronic form (e.g. digital to digital) and communication of copies in a digital form (e.g. posting on an intranet).

Is your school licensed?

Hardcopy Licence – all government and Catholic schools throughout Australia are licensed. Many other independent schools and educational institutions are licensed, however you will need to check with your administrators to ensure that you are licensed.

Electronic Reproduction and Communication Licence – all government and all Catholic schools throughout Australia are licensed. This scheme commenced on 4 March 2001 and some independent schools and educational institutions have not yet indicated that they wish to participate in this licence. You will need to check with your administrators to ensure that you are licensed.

For further details, see the Guidelines for schools, TAFEs, and independent educational institutions or view the below links.

• 'Copy It Right' a presentation for educational copyright users
• Copying rights for educational institutions
• Digital use and educational institutions
• How to qualify for the Statutory Educational licence
• How to apply for the Statutory and CAL Educational licences
• Notice to use when making an electronic copy/communication

Licences

• Education licence - commercial (for copying of works under Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968)
• Education licence - non commercial (for copying of works under Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968)
• Remuneration Notice - Hardcopy Use (Statutory Educational licence)
• Remuneration Notice - Electronic Use (Statutory Educational licence)

More information

You can contact CAL's Education Licensing department on 1800 066 844 (toll free within Australia) or +61 2 9394 7600, or by email at educationlicences@copyright.com.au.