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Q. Do any conditions apply to the use of TLF materials?

Q. Are these "Conditions of Use" the same for all TLF materials?

No.  The Conditions of Use depend upon whether the item includes TLF and/or Non-TLF Content.  General conditions apply under each licence. but there may be additional “Special Conditions” in the case of Non-TLF Content (see below). 

Q. What general conditions apply to the use of materials under Licence A?

Licence A covers the use of TLF Content by government education departments and schools as follows:

• Non commercial educational use
• No time limit on your use of the content
• You can copy, modify and make new versions of the content. Modifications and new versions, known as “derivative works”, are permitted.
• You can supply or give a licence for copies and derivative works to other parties connected with your department’s ordinary educational purposes. You may charge a fee to recover transaction costs but not to make a profit.

Q. What general conditions apply to the use of materials under Licence E?

Licence E covers the use of Non-TLF Content by government education departments and schools as follows:

• Non commercial educational use
• Available for use at least to the end of 2008.  If a longer period of time applies it will be listed in the “Special Conditions” in the Conditions of Use statement.
• Can be used in its original form or used with other materials e.g. in a lesson plan, worksheet or in a topic folder on a secure intranet
• You can usually make a minor alteration to this content e.g.  quote a section of text.  However, you should always check the “Special Conditions” first.
• Unless permitted in the “Special Conditions”, you may not make a substantial modification to an item e.g. change the colours in an artwork or crop and enlarge part of an image
• You are not permitted to supply or give a licence to others to use this material in any way.

Q. How will I know if the material I want to use includes TLF or Non-TLF Content and why is it important?

It is important to correctly identify the TLF material you are using so that you use it according to the terms of the licence under which it has been provided.  For example, you can make substantial changes to TLF Content but you can only generally make minor changes to Non-TLF Content.

Non-TLF content can be identified in the following ways:

• The description in the footer eg: “This item contains non-TLF content”.  There will also always be an “Acknowledgement” giving details about the copyright owner on Non-TLF Content.
• Most digital resources (single items) include Non-TLF Content, while only some learning objects (eg multimedia resources) include Non-TLF Content.
• The descriptions in the catalogues on the TLF’s website. These will indicate whether items include Non-TLF Content.

For further information on Non-TLF Content contact the TLF Intellectual Property Manager by email : ipmanager@thelearningfederation.edu.au.

Q. What information is included in the “Acknowledgement” on material that includes Non-TLF Content?

The Acknowledgement will include details of the copyright owner, the author (if that is a different person), the date the item was created and any other identification information provided by the copyright owner.

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