Copyright Guide – U3A Network Queensland

The Network has negotiated a discounted deal for a blanket copyright licence for all U3A in the Network. The fees for copyright are currently 34 cents per member plus a $10 administration fee. This is an umbrella Copyright Agreement with the Copyright Agency Limited covering those individual U3As that have opted to be included in the agreement.

The Certificate issued states that the copying of copyright works by educational institutions is permitted under Part VB of the Copyright Act provided statutory conditions are met. The Licence Number for the Network is 6878. The Statutory Education Licence allows educational institutions to:

Photocopy and scan content
Print, scan, download and email content for distribution to students
Store and display copyright material on the educational institution’s website
Share content in course materials

How much can U3As use is defined as a ‘reasonable portion’.

The Copyright Agency recommends:

10 per cent of a book, or one chapter, whichever is greater
10 per cent of sheet music
An article contained in any issue of a periodical publication such as a newspaper or journal
Two or more articles contained in any issue of a periodical, provided they relate to the same subject matter
A play, script, short story, text or poem in an anthology if that work comprises not more than 15 pages of that anthology
An image, map or illustration, if it accompanies text for the purpose of explaining or illustrating the text and is not published separately
A book, text, image, play or piece of sheet music if a new copy of that work cannot be obtained commercially within a reasonable period of time.

For further information on Copyright, the “Short Guide to Copyright” from the Attorney General’s Department is available for download here.

If your group is interested in joining this scheme please contact the Treasurer at treasurer@u3aqld.au for details.