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Question |
Answer |
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8.1 |
Can we use works reproduced on another website? |
A website's terms and conditions should indicate whether copying is permitted. If there are no terms and conditions, then the Statutory Print Licence applies and you can copy up to 10% of the words in a literary, dramatic or musical work and the whole of an artistic work. |
8.2 |
What is browsing? |
Browsing is viewing material on a website. |
8.3 |
Does browsing infringe copyright? |
No. |
8.4 |
Can we download, use and print copyright work from a website? |
Yes, you can download, use and print up to 10% of the number of words in the work or all of an artistic work. You can download, use or print more of the work provided you have the permission of the copyright owner or if the work is not separately published (or the separately published work is not available within a reasonable time at an ordinary commercial price.) |
8.5 |
Can we post material on our intranet? |
Yes, you can post up to 10% of the number of words in the work or all of an artistic work. You can post more of the work provided you have the permission of the copyright owner or if the work is not separately published (or the separately published work is not available within a reasonable time at an ordinary commercial price.) |
8.6 |
Can we make copies of copyright works made under the licence from CAL or Screenrights available on the school intranet? |
Yes, provided the intranet is only accessible by the staff and students of the school. |
8.7 |
If someone places a work on a website, does this mean that they lose copyright? |
No |
8.8 |
Can we make copies of works from the internet to give to students as part of their instruction? |
Yes, you can copy up to 10% of the number of words in the work or all of an artistic work. You can copy more of the work provided you have the permission of the copyright owner or if the work is not separately published (or the separately published work is not available within a reasonable time at an ordinary commercial price.) |
8.9 |
What is caching ? |
Caching may be passive- automatically saving a temporary Internet file on a browsing computer, or active- mirroring a whole or selected parts of a website on the browser's internet service provider. |
8.10 |
Does caching infringe copyright? |
Passive caching does not infringe copyright. Active caching will infringe copyright, if more than a reasonable portion or an entire website is cached. |
8.11 |
Can we print a photograph from a website? |
Yes, unless there is an express term of the website that you have agreed to which does not allow it. |
8.12 |
Can we download to print more than one article from the website of a newspaper ? |
Depends. The Statutory print licence allows it but only if each article relates to the same subject matter (eg front page story and an editorial on the same issue). Note that downloading an article = a reproduction. |
8.13 |
What are MP3 files? |
They are highly compressed files, usually containing music. |
8.14 |
What is peer-to-peer sharing? |
Peer-to-peer allows a computer user to share files with other users across the Internet. |
8.15 |
Can we download MP3 files from a website under a special licence? |
No. There is no special licence that allows downloading of MP3 files from the internet. |
8.16 |
Can we record music or a film that is streamed live from a website? |
No. Not unless there is express permission from the copyright owner. |
8.17 |
Can we stream music live from a website as part of class instruction? |
Yes. |
8.18 |
Do we need permission to place a hyperlink on our website to another website? |
No - if the link is to the name of the other website or home page URL Yes - if the link includes a logo or graphic image from the linked website and bypasses the homepage of the other website. |
