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Content Management Systems

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Type of Material being copied and communicated

Basis of right

Copying Limits

Literary works (eg. books, newspaper articles, articles on websites, drawings, maps)

Musical works
(eg. sheet music)

Dramatic works( eg. plays, scripts)

Statutory Text and Artistic Licence

In general, teachers can copy:

  • up to 10% of a literary, musical or dramatic work or one chapter of a book
  • one article in a journal, two articles if on the same subject matter
  • the whole work if it has not been separately published or is not commercially available within a reasonable time at an ordinary commercial price
  • whole artistic works

For any copying made outside these limits, teachers would need to obtain permission directly from copyright owner.

Radio and television broadcasts

Statutory Broadcast Licence

No Limit

Existing copies of radio and television broadcasts

Statutory broadcast Licence

Copies made before 1990:
TAFE may keep these copies, however cannot make further copies.
Copies made after 1990: No Limit

Podcasts of previously broadcast free to air  television and radio programs available on the  broadcaster’s website

Statutory Broadcast Licence

No Limit

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