Copyright Licences held by Middlesex University

    Literary / Dramatic  - CLA (Copyright Licensing Agency)
    Artistic   - DACS (Design and Artists Copyright Society)
      CLA / DACS Artistic Works Protocol (joint venture)
    Music       - PRS (Performing Right Society)
      MCPS (Mechanical Copyright Protection Society)
    Broadcast / Video  - ERA (Educational Recordings Agency)
    OU Programmes - OUW (Open University Worldwide)
    Maps   - OS (Ordnance Survey)
    British Standard - British Standards Institution Licence
    Official Documents - OPSI (Office of Public Sector Information formerly HMSO)
    Newspapers  - NLA (Newspaper Licensing Agency)
    Digital / Electronic  - CLA (Copyright Licensing Agency
    HERON

     

           
       NB: Full bibliographic reference, details of origin and date must be attached
            to ALL copies made, and a statement to the effect:
            "This material has been reproduced under the ___________ Licence and may not be further copied without permission."

     

    CLA (Copyright Licensing Agency)
     

      The CLA Blanket Photocopy Licence covers most print based works, published in the UK and Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada (inc. Quebec), Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA (Only certain US publishers participate in the CLA icensing scheme).

      Limitations of this Licence are:

      No more than

      • one chapter from a book
      • one article from a journal or periodical
      • one single case report from a Law Report
        or
      • No More than 5% of a given work, whichever is the greater.


    A poem, short story or short literary work is regarded as a work in itself, and may not be copied in its entirety under Section 29 of the Act, but may be copied under the CLA Licence as long as a maximum of 10 pages is not exceeded.

    Photocopying or scanning of pages that consist of text only, images only (e.g. illustrations/diagrams, photographs or other visual creations), or a combination of both are permitted under the licence

       

      The CLA Licence does not cover:
       

      • Works published outside mandated countries above
      • Works specifically excluded either by special notice or listed in the
                CLA's 'Excluded Categories and Works List' (available on the CLA website).
      • Printed Music, including words
      • All UK Newspapers
      • Maps, charts, books of tables
      • Privately owned documents
      • Tests
      • Workbooks, workcards or assignment sheets Industrial house journals
      • Multiple photocopying performed outside the UK
      • Industrial House Journals
      • Unpublished Material
      • 'Copying not permitted publications'

         

        - CLA Scanning Licence

        This licence enables the digitising/scanning of licensed material for electronic delivery to students of designated courses/modules over a secure network.

        The same Limitations apply as with the Photocopying Licence above, however the scanning licence only covers UK and US published material mandated for scanning.


        The main requirements of the CLA Scanning Licence are;

        • Scanning must be performed by a designated person (no limit in how many persons and not named but posts specified)
        • Electronic copies must retain the integrity and appearance of the original document.
        • If an electronic version of the required item is commercially available, a valid reason for our wish to scan must be given to the CLA. (Budgetary constraints is an acceptable reason)
        • Each copy of a document must have attached a copyright notice.
        • Scanned material must be accessible only to students registered on the specified module/s and affiliated staff via a secure network.
        • All scanning must be reported to the CLA annually (initially to the Copyright Officer on a CLA Data Record Sheet, to collate information from all areas, into 1 main report).
        • The CLA Compliance Unit will require access to all electronic module readers for auditing purposes.


      N.B. Permission must be sought from the rightsowners for any copying/scanning falling outside the licence.

    DACS ( Design and Artists' Copyright Society)

    The DACS Licence is held at the LRC at Cat Hill and effectively allows the University to hold a limited slide collection of artistic works for educational purposes. (Annual subscription, requiring report of additions)

     

    PRS (Performing Rights Society)

    The performing rights licence allows public performance of music, including broadcasts in public places (Annual subscription, requiring report of additions)

     


    MCPS (Mechanical Copyright Protection Society)

    This Licence is required to re-record sound recordings for educational purposes only.
    (This Licence is in the process of being withdrawn by MCPS)

     

    ERA (Educational Recordings Agency)

    The ERA Licence covers recording of all TV and Radio UK Broadcasts.

All recordings, or copies of recordings must be clearly and appropriately labelled with the four following items:

  • Date (when the recording was made)
  • Name of the broadcaster
  • Programme title
  • The wording 'This recording is to be used only for educational and non-commercial purposes under the terms of the ERA Licence'.

A log should also be kept of all recordings or copies made under the licence for ERA survey purposes.

Format Shifting is permitted uner this licence (e.g. from video to DVD)

    Educational establishments may record copies of any radio or TV programmes either at the school or from home.
    Further copying is also permissible under this licence and copies borrowed from or lent to other ERA licensed institutions in return for a blank tape.
    Extracts for use in projects are also permitted providing they are not altered or amended in any way. Shotlist videos are available for this purpose at; http://www.shotlist.co.uk/

Extracts may not be used as part of a public performance.

Recordings stored digitally on a server should include the above four details as a written opening credit or webpage which must be viewed or listened to before access to the recording is permitted.

N.B. Following the implementation of the EU Copyright Directive into UK Law, all licensed recordings may only be communicated to registered persons (i.e. staff and students) situated within the premises of the University. Therefore recordings cannot be made accessible via OASIS, Web CT or any other web based means.

    This Licence does not cover Open University programmes which have their own specific Licence (see below)

    Until a Licence is in place, overseas cable & satellite programmes may be recorded free for educational purposes under the CDPA 1988 (s.35) 'Fair Dealing' defense for education.

Purchased videos are protected by contract law, laid down by the vendors which specifically prohibits any copying or lending. However, if a video is purchased by a Library as opposed to an individual, the implication is that the video will be lent to patrons, as that is the main function of  Libraries. Therefore, the fact that the video was freely sold to the Library would suggest that the lending exclusion in the contract does not apply to Libraries.

 

OUW (Open University Worldwide Ltd.)

Under the OUW Licence, Open University programmes must be recorded in their entirety. Recording extracts is not permitted.

All recordings, or copies of recordings must be clearly and appropriately labelled with the following items:

  • Date (when the recording was made)
  • Name of the broadcaster
  • Programme title
  • The wording 'This recording is to be used only for educational and non-commercial purposes under the terms of the OUW Licence'.

Each recording must be logged with the Libray as we pay annually for each programme and how long it is kept.

Up to 4 additional copies of each recording may be made under the licence without requiring further payment. Copies exceeding this number must be reported and are subject to additional fees.

  • the PSI Licence - covers core Crown copyright information and Public Sector Information. (University holds)
  • the Parliamentary Licence - this covers Parliamentary copyright information (University holds)
  • the Valued Added Licence - this covers value added Crown copyright information.
If the material you wish to use is from the list of waived material (s.1.3 of the PSI Terms and Conditions and Information), a Licence is not required.


 

 

Regional Papers

    Enfield Independent
    Hendon Times
    Times Educational Supplement
    Times Higher Education Supplement

    US Newspapers

    New York Times
    Wall Street Journal Central Edition

    Other Foreign Newspapers

    Le Figaro (France)
    Le Monde (France)

    A full list of all participating newspapers is available from the Copyright Officer or the NLA website. Prior to copying from any newspapers not covered by the University licence, permission must be sought directly from the Newspaper.

  • There is a maximum of 250 copies of one item that can be made at any one time.
  • The current licence does now permit copying of photographs and images within an article, therefore images no longer need to be masked.
  • Advertisements, are now also included in the new licence.

    However, still excluded are:
    • Copying articles where the original Author has retained his/her copyright i.e. freelance journalists(these items would normally carry a copyright statement to this effect). Permission would need to be sought from the originator.
    • Copying from online newspapers. Online material is not mandated to the NLA.
    • Systematic copying and distributing (press cuttings). Systematic copying must be reported to the NLA on a survey report but is currently not included in the University Licence. (please contact the Copyright Officer if you require this option)

     

    The NLA now also offer a digital licence which enables licensed material to be scanned to which the University has not subscribed due to costs.

 


HERON Heron is a service run by Ingenta for the digitisation of teaching materials for Educational institutions from which Middlesex University has recently withdrawn.

If you would like more information about this service please contact: Kate Vasili, Copyright Officer or refer to the Ingenta web pages at: http://www.heron.ingenta.com/

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