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Recording a Broadcast

Brian, a year 11 English teacher, records a documentary from The National Geographic channel for his students.

He later stumbles across the National Geographic website and copies several paragraphs from the website. Brian uploads the documentary and text onto the class wiki.

Brian instructs his students to watch the documentary and read the paragraphs for homework.

What are the copyright implications of Brian's activities?

Copying off-air programs

Brian is able to make an off-air copy of the documentary from the National Geographic channel under the Statutory Broadcast Licence.

Brian is also able to communicate (upload online) the documentary on the class wiki under the Statutory Broadcast Licence.

Notice requirements

A notice must be attached to the documentary.

Labelling requirements

The documentary should also be labelled with the following information:

Made for [insert name of institution]
under Part VA of the Copyright Act 1968
Date of broadcast: [insert date]
Date this copy made:[insert date] 

The copyright owner and author (if different) should also be credited for their work. For information on labelling, see information sheet 'Labelling School Material'.

Access

The blog must be password protected with access restricted to teachers and students. Parents may be given access to this material provided it is for ‘educational purposes’ such as assisting students with their work.

Linking to online versions of radio and television programs

The National Geographic website may host the documentary that Brian has copied off-air from the National Geographic channel.  In this instance, Brian can provide a link to the documentary on the National Geographic website rather than copying it off-air and uploading it onto the class wiki.

Listening or viewing a program online is not a copyright activity and therefore does not attract a licence fee under the Statutory Broadcast Licence.

Copying text from a website

Brian is able to copy text from the National Geographic website under the Statutory Text and Artistic Licence. Brian can only copy 10% of the words on the website.

Brian is also able to communicate (upload online) the paragraphs onto the class wiki under the Statutory Text and Artistic Licence.

Notice requirements

A notice must be attached to the paragraphs.

Labelling requirements

All material copied and communicated under the Statutory Text and Artistic Licence should be labelled “Copied under Part VB”. The copyright owner and author (if different) of the material should also be credited for their work.

For information on labelling, see information sheet 'Labelling School Material'.

Access

The wiki must be password protected with access restricted to teachers and students. Parents may be given access to this material provided it is for ‘educational purposes’ such as assisting students with their work.

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