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The Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society Limited (AMCOS) administers the AMCOS Schools Photocopying Licence. This licence allows hard copy copying of printed musical works (sheet music) by or on behalf of schools. All government schools and most non government schools are covered by this licence.
See 1.11: Statutory and Voluntary Licences for further information on Collecting Societies
All copying under the AMCOS licence must be:
Any copying outside the AMCOS licence will require permission from the copyright owner.
Choral Music Work means an instrumental work for up to 10 instruments.
Choral Sheet means a separately published small choral work to be sung by a choir or group of singers with or without accompaniment.
Educational purpose includes a reproduction of a musical print work that is:
Grand Right Works include vocal or other scores from musicals, operas, operettas, music theatre works, ballets, pantomimes and stage shows and large choral works (longer than 20 minutes duration in their entirety).
Vocal Score means a publication which sets out the musical notation and lyrics of a large choral or vocal work.
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The AMCOS licence does not cover copying:
Even if the copies were originally made for a permitted purpose, they cannot then be used for the purposes listed above.
How many copies can we make?
Limits apply to the:
by primary and secondary schools under the AMCOS Licence.
The copying limits are linked to the number of originals of each musical work owned by the school or the teacher.
Unlike the Statutory Text and Artistic Licence, there is no requirement that the work not be commercially available.
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