Part VB - Print Disability Licence
Educational institutions may copy or communicate a literary or dramatic work for the purpose of helping a person with a print disability.
A person with a print disability is a person:
- without sight
- whose sight is severely impaired
- unable to hold or manipulate books
- unable to focus or move his or her eyes or
- with a perceptual disability.
It does not include persons who have general learning difficulties, or those for whom English is their second language.
What does the Print Disability Licence cover?
Under the Licence, educational institutions may make &/or communicate a:
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Sound recording (recording the work onto tape, disc or any other device that records sounds)
- Braille version
- Large print version
- Electronic version
- Photographic version
of a literary or dramatic work
unless
a new sound recording, Braille, large print, electronic or photographic version of the work is available for purchase within a reasonable time.
Extends to 'temporary’ or ‘master’ copies
The Print Disability Licence permits educational institutions to make:
1. 'Temporary' or 'master' copies of a work; and/or
2. Communicate a work
for the purposes of producing a version of the work for a print disabled reader. These are referred to as 'relevant copies and/or communications'
There are specific marking and notice requirements for these copies and/or communications.
Notice Requirements for 'temporary' or 'master' copies
Within three months of making the relevant copy and/or communication, a notice must be sent to the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL), the collecting society responsible for administering the Part VB Licence.
This notice must contain the following information:
1. The name of your administering body
2. The name of the work you have copied
3. The date which the copy was made and/or communicated
The notice can be sent to: info@copyright.com.au
We suggest the following notice email template be used:
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Dear,
Re: Notice of relevant reproduction or communication under s 136 ZA (4A) of the Copyright Act 1968
This email serves as notice that (insert name of administering body) has copied and/or communicated the following work for the purpose of producing a version of this work for a print disabled reader:
Title of Work:
Author:
Publisher:
The copy and/or communication was made on (insert date of copy and/or communication).
Regards,
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Marking Requirements for 'temporary' or 'master' copies
Temporary or master copies in hardcopy format must be marked with the following information:
1. The name of your administering body
2. A reference to section 135 ZQ of the Act
3. The day on which the copy was made
For example:
| Copy made for (insert name of administgering body) under section 135 ZQ of the Copyright Act 1968 on (insert date copy was made) |
