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Radio and Television

Copying from Radio and Television

(also known as the Screenrights or Part VA Licence)

 


Under the statutory licence provisions negotiated between the AVCC and Screenrights, off-air recordings can be made solely for the educational purposes of the University from TV, radio and cable or satellite TV, including free to air Podcasts that originated as broadcasts.


There is no restriction on the type of program that may be copied, the amount that can be copied or the number of copies that may be made, if the copies are made from free-to-air broadcast radio and television.

  • Programs may be copied off-air even if the program is available for purchase commercially.
  • Whole programs may be copied, or any part of a broadcast, including advertisments.
  • Copies of the program can be reproduced, distributed and communicated to students with warning notices as appropriate

Note: It is not permitted under this scheme to copy pre-recorded material such as commercially purchased or hired videos, CDs or tapes.

Making recordings

  • As long as off-air copies are made for, or on-behalf of Bond it is irrelevant who makes the copy.
  • You may make a copy of a program at home for private viewing, but if you then decide to use it for teaching purposes, it becomes the property of Bond and needs to be labelled.

Requesting a recording

  • If the recording is to be kept in the Faculty - Staff should order their own Off Air Recording to be paid out of faculty funds from the QUT Resource Centre.
  • If the recording is to be kept in the Library - Staff should order an Off Air Recording through their Liaison Librarian. This item will be purchased, and kept in the Library, and will be available for loan by all staff and students.
  • Recordings of TV (free-to-air or pay TV) and radio broadcasts can be made at home for use at Bond. Use of these recordings is covered by the University's Screenrights licence provided the copy is made for the teaching purposes of the institution and labelled in the appropriate manner. Copyright labels will be available from a nominated representative in each faculty
  • Access news and current affairs programs via TVNews, a Screenrights Licence compliant database available through the Library.

Using the recordings

  • The recordings can be shown in lectures
  • The recordings can be distributed to or communicated to students
  • Digital recordings must carry a Warning Notice

Guidelines about the marking and access restrictions for this use are given below.

Notices


Labelling or Marking Sticker
Each copy (video, CD or DVD) of the broadcast made under the scheme, or any container in which the copy is kept, must be labelled. This includes the original copy, and any reproductions made from that copy, such as those that you may send out to your students.

The label must contain the following information:

Made for Bond University under Part VA
of the Copyright Act 1968
Date program was transmitted _____________________
Date this copy was made __________________________
(if different)

Stickers with this information are available from the designated person in your Faculty.


Warning Notice
The recording may be communicated either by email, or from a secure web site.

Each electronic or digital copy which is communicated under Part VA must contain an electronic warning notice incorporating the following information:

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Copyright Regulations 1969
WARNING
This material has been copied and communicated to you by or on behalf of Bond University pursuant to Part VA of the Copyright Act 1968 (the Act).

The material in this communication may be subject to copyright under the Act. Any further copying or communication of this material by you may be the subject of copyright protection under the Act.

Do not remove this notice.


The agreement with Screenrights has the following conditions and provisions:

  • Copying must be from free to air broadcast radio and television.
  • The copy can only be used for educational or administratives purposes of Bond University
  • The copy must be marked (labelled).
  • Digital reproductions must carry a Warning Notice.
  • If appropriate, details of the authors of the work should be noted on the tape (this is especially relevant where entire films are recorded, please ensure that the credits are included with the recording).
  • If communicated online, materials must be available to staff and students of Bond University only (via a password protected Web site such as Blackboard).
  • Copies of the program can be lent to staff and students of Bond University, but not to other institutions; although Bond University can make a copy of the program and supply that copy to the other educational institutions requesting it if they also have a licence with Screenrights.
  • If copies are sold, it must be on a cost recovery basis only.