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      Teaching and Educational Licences

      Copyright Licences where available exist to enable re-use of copyright works outside of the legal exceptions, without the need to request individual permissions from the rights owners. Where licences are not available, are not subscribed to, or the copyright owner has chosen to exclude a work from a licensing scheme, permission must be obtained prior to any substantial copying.

      Under UK Law, exceptions permitting copying for educational purposes are very limited and are sometimes void where licences are available e.g.S.35 and S.36.  Where licences are not available and the copying exceeds the 5% threshold, permission must be sought from the copyright owner.

      The University subscribes to the following licences which enable copying for course provision and teaching, provided we remain within the limits and comply with the respective requirements.

      Copying/scanning of course readings by staff must be requested for the module's online Reading List or Liaison Librarian. Copies uploaded directly onto MyLearning will not be licence compliant. For further information and advice on providing teaching resources to students, please refer to the Staff Intranet Copyright Guidelines or contact Copyright@mdx.ac.uk.

      CLA (Copyright Licensing Agency)

      The CLA HE (Higher Education) Licence covers multiple copying for teaching and course purposes from most print and some electronic publications, published in the UK and various International Territories. Certain publishers or authors have chosen not to participate in the CLA Licensing scheme, or only to participate in the Photocopying and Scanning part of the licence. Therefore it is very important to check each publication via the CLA Check Permissions Tool

      For further information, visit the the CLA HE (Copyright Licensing Agency) web page.

      NLA Media Access (Newspaper Licensing Agency)

      The NLA Licence covers photocopying and scanning from all National UK Newspapers for distribution to staff and students for teaching/course and administration purposes.
      The Licence also permits the photocopying or scanning of a downloaded extract from a licensed online Newspaper.
      Only a limited number of Regional, Foreign and specialist newspapers/titles are included in the University Licence agreement i.e. Hendon Times, Enfield Independent, Enfield Gazette, Times Higher Education, The Economist, New York Times and Wall Street Journal.
      The Financial Times is not covered by the NLA Licence, so permission may be required for copying.

      The University is also licensed to receive cuttings and links of Middlesex related newspaper articles via a Media Monitoring Organisation. These articles are received by the University's Communications/MDXPress  team

      Contact copyright@mdx.ac.uk for further information or advice.
      For additional information, visit the NLA Media Access web page or the CLA HE website.

      DACS ( Design and Artists' Copyright Society)

      DACS manage the rights of Visual Artists and collaborate with the CLA and NLA to allow images/artistic works appearing in licensed works to be included in photocopies and scans, and to ensure the artists receive royalties from the licence fees collected.

      ERA (Educational Recordings Agency)

      The ERA Licence covers recording of UK Terrestrial TV and Radio Broadcasts owned by their members for non-commercial, educational use and underpins the University subscription to the BoB Service available from the Library Databases.

      All Open University television or radio broadcasts are now included in the ERA (Educational Recording Agency) Licence.

      BBC and Open University provide an online service via OpenLearn which permits certain uses under a Creative Commons licence.

      OU broadcasts can be accessed online via the ‘BBC/OU OpenLearn open access site at: http://www.open.edu/openlearn/profiles/the-openlearn-team Under a Creative Commons licence the online recordings can be viewed /downloaded strictly for non-commercial use by individuals or educational establishments.

      OS (Ordnance Survey)

      Ordnance Survey is now available via the electronic resources service Digimap by EDiNA. Content may be used for  Educational purposes and "limited administrative use". A separate licence direct from Ordnance Survey is required for commercial use which includes publication

      BSI (British Standards Institution Licence)

      The BSI has agreed that up to 10% of any Standard may be copied, whether from print, CD-ROM, or microfilm.

      OGL (Open Government Licence for Public Sector Information) previously OPSI,HMSO

      The OGL covers core Crown Copyright information and Public Sector Information. It enables Information Providers in the public sector to license the use and re-use of their Information under a common open licence interoperable with Creative Commons Licensing.

      Material must always be accredited and reproduced for non-commercial purposes in its original form i.e. not in a misleading manner. (Please see OGL Guidance for Re-use and List of UK Crown Bodies)

      Some Crown Bodies hold a Delegation of Authority or a Crown Rights Agreement which permits them to manage their own rights and licence the reuse of their content and data. A list of Government Organisations who have been granted a Delegation of Authority and FAQs are available on the National Archives website.

      E-Resources

      Middlesex University subscribes to many electronic materials including Journals, Books and Databases. The access and use of these resources is governed by the particular terms of each licence/subscription agreement, in addition to copyright law.

      Very few agreements permit the uploading of a Full Text PDF of an article to another platform, therefore linking is advised.

      Restrictions may also apply as to which people are permitted to access the resource, by geographic location or affiliation with the University.

      Therefore, before providing copies, or direct links to e-resources, please refer to the ‘Terms of Use’ or check with your Subject Liaison Librarian.

      GNU Operation System

      GNU licences including the General Public Licences permit various copying for software development.

      Creative Commons (CC)

      Creative Commons is a licensing model which enables copyright owners to permit certain pre-determined uses of their materials which would otherwise be prohibited under copyright law i.e. “some rights reserved” instead of “all rights reserved”.

      This is done by attaching certain symbols to the work, which indicate that particular uses are acceptable e.g. Not for profit copying, redistribution, republishing etc.

      The licences vary in protection from a complete waiver to restricted uses. The Symbols are:

      • CC0 - Copyright waived by the creator/owner under a CC  Licence.
      • PD (public domain) = copyright waived or expired publicly so entirely free to use
      • BY  (attribution only) = you must acknowledge the creator/copyright owner
      • NC (non-commercial) = non-commercial use only
      • SA  (share alike) = you can must attach the same CC Licence to any adaptations.
      • ND (no derivatives) = you may no adaptation permitted

      Attribution - Non-Commercial - No Derivatives - Share-alike (CC-BY-NC-ND-SA) is possibly the most restrictive.

      See the Creative Commons web site for all variations at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/

      There are many Creative Commons licensed works available on the internet via sites such as Google, Yahoo, Flickr (images), blibTV (video), jamendo (music) and SpinXpress (media) etc. by searching the Creative Commons site at: http://search.creativecommons.org, or selecting the advanced search options of these sites.

      N.B.

      • It's very important to open the CC licence link and comply with all the requirements of the CC licence attached i.e. always acknowledge the creator/copyright owner as specified and attach the appropriate CC Licence to the new use of the item. (You should ideally attach the same CC Licence as originally attached by the creator/copyright owner). Earlier versions of the CC BY Licences may require you to also provide additional information under Attribution e.g. linking to a website/source.
      • Please be aware that Creative Commons Licences are not always 100% reliable and should be verified. This is because individuals who upload content under a CC Licence are not always the copyright owners or authorised by the copyright owner to do so. For this reason, Wikimedia Commons provides the following disclaimer:

      "While the copyright and licensing information supplied for each image is believed to be accurate, the Wikimedia Foundation does not provide any warranty regarding the copyright status or correctness of licensing terms. If you decide to reuse files from Commons, you should verify the copyright status of each image just as you would when obtaining images from other sources.

      Other restrictions may apply. These may include trademarks, patents, personality rights, moral rights, privacy rights, or any of the many other legal causes which are independent of copyright and vary greatly by jurisdiction"

      Music

      These licences are site specific and administered jointly by EFMS for marketing/school/sports events and Chartwells for Student entertainment events.
      They do not cover general playing of music in lecture halls, teaching rooms or offices etc. for entertainment /ambience.
      Playing music in lectures/teaching rooms for teaching/instruction purposes is covered under the Educational legal exception s.34(2) CDPA 1988.
      For further information on licensed locations, please contact EFMS Events at: events@mdx.ac.uk

      PRS for music (Performing Rights Society) The performing rights licence protects the rights of songwriters, composers and publishers and allows public performance of music, including broadcasts in public places (Annual subscription, requiring a report of additional venues).
      Additional licences are available to purchase for the use of clips in software, websites etc.

      PPL (Phonographic Performance Ltd) licenses the public performance, broadcasting and cable programme rights in sound recordings (i.e. CD's, records, tapes etc) on behalf of their record company members and performers.

      VPL (Video Performance Ltd) is the sister company of PPL and licenses the public showing of music videos controlled by their record company members.

      Film Screenings

      Any screening of films outside of the teaching or instructional purpose is regarded as ‘public’ and requires licensing whether a fee is charged or not.

      Therefore film clubs, charity fundraising or any social events require a screening licence from one of the organisations below. The licence fees are calculated by nature of event and number of persons, and are specific to a given location therefore must be applied for by the organisers of the event or EFMS.

      N.B. TheMusicLicence is also required to play the film soundtracks as the film screening licences do not cover the music copyrights contained within a film or program (see Music above).

      Filmbankmedia represent most of the leading Hollywood, Bollywood and Independent film studios and offer licences for single screenings or an annual subscription for regular screenings of Films or TV Programmes.

      The MPLC (Motion Picture Licensing Corporation also represent most of the leading Hollywood, Bollywood and Independent film studios but offer a larger repertoire than Filmbankmedia including many international producers.

      The CLA HE (Higher Education) License covers multiple copying from most print  and some electronic publications, published in the UK and various International Territories. Certain publishers or authors have chosen not to participate in the CLA Licensing scheme, or only to participate in the Photocopying and Scanning part of the licence. Therefore it is very important to check each publication via the CLA Title Search Tool.

      For further information, visit the the CLA (Copyright Licensing Agency) web page.

      NLA Media Access (Newspaper Licensing Agency)

      The NLA Licence covers photocopying from all National UK Newspapers
      N.B. The University Licence does not cover scanning or digital copying but permits the providing of hyperinks to online newspaper articles from licenced newspapers or magazines. For additional newspapers/magazines included under the University’s licence and for further information, visit the NLA Media Access web page or the CLA HE website.DACS ( Design and Artists' Copyright Society)

      DACS manage the rights of Visual Artists and collaborate with the CLA and NLA to allow the inclusion of images/artistic works in photocopying/scanning from within licensed publications.

      DACS are currently considering the introduction of a digitisation licence but there have been no developments to date.

      The ERA Licence covers recording of UK Terrestrial TV and Radio Broadcasts owned by their members for non-commercial, educational use.

      For further information, please visit the ERA (Educational Recordings Agency) web page.OUW (Open University Worldwide Ltd.)

      Ordnance Survey Digimap is now available via the electronic resources service EDiNA

      The BSI has agreed that up to 10% of any Standard may be copied, whether from print, CD-ROM, or microfilm.

      The OGL covers core Crown, HMSO copyright information and Public Sector Information. It enables Information Providers in the public sector to license the use and re-use of their Information under a common open licence interoperable with Creative Commons Licensing.
      Material must always be accredited and reproduced for non-commercial purposes in its original form i.e. not in a misleading manner. (Please see Licence details for full terms)E-Resources

      Middlesex University subscribes to many electronic materials including Journals, Books and Databases. The access and use of these resources is governed by the particular terms of each licence/subscription agreement, in addition to copyright law.

      Very few agreements permit the uploading of a Full Text PDF of an article.

      Most agreements permit linking to the database but terms may vary whether they permit a direct link to an article as opposed to a link only to the search page.

      Restrictions may also apply as to which people are permitted to access the resource, by geographic location or affiliation with the University.

      Therefore, before providing copies, or direct links to e-resources, please refer to the ‘Terms of Use’ or check with your Subject Liaison Librarian. GNU Operating System

      GNU licences including the General Public Licences permit various copying for software development.Creative Commons (CC)

      Creative Commons is a licensing model which enables copyright owners to permit certain pre-determined uses of their materials which would otherwise be prohibited under copyright law i.e. “some rights reserved” instead of “all rights reserved”.

      This is done by attaching certain symbols to the work, which indicate that particular uses are acceptable e.g. Not for profit copying, redistribution, republishing etc.

      The licences vary in protection from a complete waiver    i.e. public domain or
      Attribution only, to
      Attribution - Non-Commercial - No Derivatives
      See the Creative Commons web site for more variations at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/

      There are many Creative Commons licensed works available on the internet via sites such as Google, Yahoo, Flickr (images), blibTV (video), jamendo (music) and SpinXpress (media) etc. by searching the Creative Commons site at: http://search.creativecommons.org, or selecting the advanced search options of these sites.

      These licences are site specific and administered jointly by EFMS for marketing/school/sports events and Chartwells for Student entertainment events.
      They do not cover general playing of music in lecture halls, teaching rooms or offices etc. for entertainment /ambience. Playing music in lectures/teaching rooms for teaching/instruction purposes is covered under the Educational legal exception s.34(2) CDPA 1988.

      For further information on licensed locations, please contact EFMS Events at: events@mdx.ac.uk

      PRS for music (Performing Rights Society) The performing rights licence protects the rights of songwriters, composers and publishers and allows public performance of music, including broadcasts in public places (Annual subscription, requiring a report of additional venues).

      Additional licences are available to purchase for the use of clips in software, websites etc.

      PPL (Phonographic Performance Ltd) licenses the public performance, broadcasting and cable programme rights in sound recordings (i.e. CD's, records, tapes etc) on behalf of their record company members and performers.

      VPL (Video Performance Ltd) is the sister company of PPL and licenses the public showing of music videos controlled by their record company members.

      Any screening of films outside of the teaching or instructional purpose is regarded as ‘public’ and requires licensing whether a fee is charged or not.

      Therefore film clubs, charity fundraising or any social events require a screening licence from one of the organisations below. The licence fees are calculated by nature of event and number of persons, and are specific to a given location therefore must be applied for by the organisers of the event or EFMS.

      N.B.PPL/PRS licences are also required to play the film soundtracks as the film screening licences do not cover the music copyrights contained within a film or programme.

      Filmbank represent most of the leading Hollywood, Bollywood and Independent film studios and offer licences for single screenings or an annual subscription for regular screenings of Films or TV Programmes. Their repertoire can be found under Participating Producers.

      MPLC (Motion Picture Licensing Corporation) also represent most of the leading Hollywood, Bollywood and Independent film studios but offer a larger repertoire than Filmbank including many international producers.

      General Licences

      Licences are also available for general purposes, not specifically related to education or teaching.
      Free public licensing schemes that require no subscription, payment or administration apart from acknowledgment are:
      GNU
      Creative Commons
      OGL
      - see below

      GNU Operating System

      GNU licences including the General Public Licences permit various copying for software development
      Creative Commons is a licensing model which enables copyright owners to permit certain pre-determined uses of their materials which would otherwise be prohibited under copyright law i.e. “some rights reserved” instead of “all rights reserved”.

      This is done by attaching certain symbols to the work, which indicate that particular uses are acceptable e.g. Not for profit copying, redistribution, republishing etc.

      The licences vary in protection from a complete waiver    i.e. public domain or
      Attribution only, to
      Attribution - Non-Commercial - No Derivatives
      See the Creative Commons web site for more variations at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/

      There are many Creative Commons licensed works available on the internet via sites such as Google, Yahoo, Flickr (images), blibTV (video), jamendo (music) and SpinXpress (media) etc. by searching the Creative Commons site at: http://search.creativecommons.org, or selecting the advanced search options of these sites.

      OGL (Open Government Licence for Public Sector Information) previously OPSI, HMSO

      The OGL covers core Crown, HMSO copyright information and Public Sector Information. It enables Information Providers in the public sector to license the use and re-use of their Information under a common open licence interoperable with Creative Commons Licensing.

      Material must always be accredited and reproduced for non-commercial purposes in its original form i.e. not in a misleading manner. (Please see Licence details for full terms.)

      Creative Commons is a licensing model which enables copyright owners to permit certain pre-determined uses of their materials which would otherwise be prohibited under copyright law i.e. “some rights reserved” instead of “all rights reserved”.

      This is done by attaching certain symbols to the work, which indicate that particular uses are acceptable e.g. Not for profit copying, redistribution, republishing etc.

      The licences vary in protection from a complete waiver    i.e. public domain or
      Attribution only, to
      Attribution - Non-Commercial - No Derivatives
      See the Creative Commons web site for more variations at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/

      There are many Creative Commons licensed works available on the internet via sites such as Google, Yahoo, Flickr (images), blibTV (video), jamendo (music) and SpinXpress (media) etc. by searching the Creative Commons site at: http://search.creativecommons.org./

      The OGL covers core Crown, HMSO copyright information and Public Sector Information. It enables Information Providers in the public sector to license the use and re-use of their Information under a common open licence interoperable with Creative Commons Licensing.
      Material must always be accredited and reproduced for non-commercial purposes in its original form i.e. not in a misleading manner. (Please see Licence details for full terms.)

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      Events Copyright licences required for public, non-teaching events and administered by EFMS are: Music and Film screening - see below

      Music
      These licences are site specific and administered jointly by EFMS for marketing/school/sports events and Chartwells for Student entertainment events.
      They do not cover general playing of music in lecture halls, teaching rooms or offices etc. for entertainment /ambience.
      Playing music in lectures/teaching rooms for teaching/instruction purposes is covered under the Educational legal exception s.34(2) CDPA 1988.
      For further information on licensed locations, please contact EFMS Events at: events@mdx.ac.uk

      PRS for music (Performing Rights Society) The performing rights licence protects the rights of songwriters, composers and publishers and allows public performance of music, including broadcasts in public places (Annual subscription, requiring a report of additional venues).
      Additional licences are available to purchase for the use of clips in software, websites etc.

      PPL (Phonographic Performance Ltd) licenses the public performance, broadcasting and cable programme rights in sound recordings (i.e. CD's, records, tapes etc) on behalf of their record company members and performers.

      VPL (Video Performance Ltd) is the sister company of PPL and licenses the public showing of music videos controlled by their record company members.

      Film Screenings

      Any screening of films outside of the teaching or instructional purpose is regarded as ‘public’ and requires licensing whether a fee is charged or not.
      Therefore film clubs, charity fundraising or any social events require a screening licence from one of the organisations below. The licence fees are calculated by nature of event and number of persons, and are specific to a given location therefore must be applied for by the organisers of the event or EFMS.

      The ERA Licence covers recording of UK Terrestrial TV and Radio Broadcasts owned by their members for non-commercial, educational use.
      N.B. PPL/PRS Music Licences are also required to play the film soundtracks as the film screening licences do not cover the music copyrights contained within a film or programme (see Music above).
      Filmbankmedia represent most of the leading Hollywood, Bollywood and Independent film studios and offer licences for single screenings or an annual subscription for regular screenings of Films or TV Programmes.
      The MPLC (Motion Picture Licensing Corporation) also represent most of the leading Hollywood, Bollywood and Independent film studios but offer a larger repertoire than Filmbankmedia including many international producers.

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