May we ask another educational institution to record a program for us or make a copy of recorded program in their collection?

26.8.2010

Yes, provided your institution is covered by a remuneration notice, and the program is recorded (or the copy is made) for educational purposes, and any marking requirements and/or record keeping requirements. Any marking should show the name of your institution.

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Can we use technology – such as cable, point-to-point satellite, content management systems, or learning management systems – to deliver programs from a central server to classrooms?

26.8.2010

Yes, where the transmission merely facilitates a screening in class, or where the transmission is for educational purposes and the institution is covered by a remuneration notice for communication.

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Can we bypass scrambling and encryption used by pay TV to pick up or decode television programs?

26.8.2010

No. The Copyright Act prohibits unauthorised decoding of encrypted broadcasts. There are no exceptions for educational institutions.

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Can we copy web radio and web TV under the Screenrights scheme?

26.8.2010

In our view, Part VA can allows you to record programs that are webcast, by an Australian broadcaster, simultaneously with a TV or radio broadcast. There are, however, difficult technical and legal issues.

Part VA also now allows you to copy free-to-air broadcasts that are made available online by the broadcaster – such as podcasts and vodcasts on the ABC website of programs that have been broadcast on the ABC. If there are terms and conditions for the use of the file, these may limit what you may otherwise be entitled to do under Part VA.

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Can we make a copy of a recorded TV program even if the program is available for purchase on DVD?

26.8.2010

Yes, provided your educational institution is covered by a remuneration notice with Screenrights, and the copy is for educational purposes.

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Are visiting trainers and external lecturers covered by an educational institution's CAL licence?

10.6.2009

Yes. The provisions in the Copyright Act administered by CAL cover anything done either by or on behalf of the relevant educational institution. Visiting trainers and external lecturers wanting to copy or communicate text or images for the lectures or classes they are running for an organisation covered by an agreement with CAL may therefore rely on the Part VB provisions in the Act to the same extent as staff of the institution.

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