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Q. Can we provide parents and students access to TLF materials?

Yes. A parent, guardian or tutor assisting a student is permitted to access TLF materials at home from your sector’s education portal or your school’s secure intranet.

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

Yes. The type of conditions will depend upon whether the material is TLF Content or Non-TLF Content.  All TLF materials carry a “Conditions of Use” statement (in the form of a link in the footer).  This is a summary of what you can and can’t do with the content under your TLF licence.

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 D?

Licence D covers the use of TLF and Non-TLF Content by non-government schools as follows:

• Non commercial educational use
• No time limit on your use of TLF Content
• Non-TLF Content is 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
• For TLF Content you can modify and make new versions of the content. Modifications and new versions, known as “derivative works”, are permitted.
• For Non-TLF Content 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. However, 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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