A teacher may infringe copyright if he or she authorises a student to make an infringing copy. Authorising an infringement may include directing or suggesting that a student copy material where that copying is an infringement because, for example, it falls outside the scope of the research or study exception or the educational copying licences.

Generally, a teacher will not be liable for infringing copies made by a student on copying equipment (including computers) in a library of the educational institution, provided that the prescribed warning notice is placed near the machine. It is a good idea to have similar notices near copying equipment throughout the institution.