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Question |
Answer |
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7.1 |
What is Screenrights? |
Screenrights is the collecting society responsible for collecting royalties for television and radio broadcasts under the Statutory Broadcast Licence. |
7.2 |
Who has a Statutory Broadcast licence? |
All government and most non-government schools and TAFEs have given a remuneration notice to Screenrights and are therefore covered by the licence. |
7.3 |
What may be copied under the Statutory Broadcast licence? |
Any program broadcast on television or radio including: films, documentaries, game shows etc may be copied for an educational purpose. |
7.4 |
What is an off-air broadcast? |
An off-air broadcast is a record of an on air broadcast. |
7.5 |
How much can be copied and how many copies may be made? |
There is no limit to how much may be copied under the Statutory Broadcast Licence or how many copies can be made. |
7.6 |
Who may copy? |
Teachers and students alike may copy provided that it is on behalf of an educational institution which has given a remuneration notice to Screenrights. |
7.7 |
What is meant by educational purposes of the educational institution? |
Educational purposes include:
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7.8 |
Can a school borrow a video of a program they may have missed from another school? |
No, educational institutions may not lend copies to anyone other than students or members of staff of their own institution. However, schools may request another school to record or copy a program in their collection as long as both schools have a remuneration notice with Screenrights. |
7.9 |
What if we missed a program? How can we obtain a copy? |
You can obtain copies from; Tape Service, SA Curriculum Resources Unit http://www.tapeservices.sa.edu.au Furthermore Screenrights may be able to assist you locate a program. |
7.10 |
What happens when a school makes a copy of a broadcast but decides not to keep it? |
If the item is used at all or if it has been kept for longer than fourteen days it is no longer regarded as merely a preview copy and must be marked with the relevant information. |
7.11 |
What marking requirements are there for copies retained by the school? |
There are only marking requirements for analog copies. Either the physical item must be marked or the container in which it is kept must be marked. The relevant notation consists of the name of the institution for which the copy is made, the date of broadcast, the date the copy was made. See Appendix A: Marking Requirements There are no marking requirements for digital copies. |
7.12 |
Can we make duplicate copies of a broadcast copied before 29 January 1990? |
No. The Statutory Broadcast licence does not apply before this date. Though schools may continue to use recordings of tv or radio programs before 29 January 1990, it cannot make copies of such recordings. |
7.13 |
Who may borrow copies? |
Only students or members of staff of the institution may borrow copies of the item. |
7.14 |
Can schools copy from satellite or microwave broadcasts? |
Yes. The Screenrights scheme allows material to be copied from satellite broadcasts, provided the recording is made in Australia. |
7.15 |
Can the school copy from cable television? |
Yes Screenrights permits recording from cable provided it is done in Australia. |
7.16 |
Can we copy a program off-air while we are overseas, for example a program in French for French classes? |
Only copies made within Australia for educational purposes are permitted under the statutory licence. |
7.17 |
Can we purchase a video from a commercial retailer and use it as a resource in the classroom? |
There may be an obligation under the contract between the purchaser and the retailer not to show the video out of home. This will only usually be binding if the purchaser was notified about it before the agreement to purchase was completed. If such an obligation exists then the purchaser will be infringing it by showing the video in class, despite not infringing copyright. It is recommended to purchase AV material from educational suppliers. |
7.18 |
Can we copy a commercially produced video purchased by the school? |
No, you will need the copyright owner's permission. |
7.19 |
Can we copy a program from television even if a commercial video of the program is available for sale (eg ABC documentaries)? |
Yes, under the Screenrights licence. |
7.20 |
How do schools join in a video shop? |
Schools can join video stores in the name of the school. |
7.21 |
Can video shops refuse to rent a video to a school? |
Yes |
7.22 |
Do schools need to own a recording before copying it? |
Yes, schools must have made the recording or own a copy made by a school under the Screenrights licence |
7.23 |
What format can the recordings be in? |
Broadcasts can be recorded either onto an analog (eg. tape) or digital (eg. DVD) medium. |
7.24 |
Are we allowed to copy films, videos or DVDs under this licence? |
You may copy films but only from the television. No copying of videos or DVDs is permitted. |
7.25 |
Are schools allowed to make recordings of off air broadcasts for each other? |
No. However, they can make copies of their own recordings for other schools. |
