COPYRIGHT NOTICE REQUIREMENTS PLACED ON
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
UNDER THE COPYRIGHT ACT
MARCH 2001
1.
Computers, scanners and photocopying machines installed in libraries and other places
in the educational institution should have affixed on them or in close proximity a notice
not less than 297 mm long and 210 mm wide (A4) in the form attached and marked 'A'.
2.
It would be prudent for educational institutions to install a similar 'pop-up' notice on
terminals which can access the library collection so that the notice appears each time the
collection is accessed.
3.
Where a library makes a communication to a person under section 49 of the Copyright
Act, for the purpose of that person's research of study a notice must be sent to that
person before or when the communication is made in the form attached and marked 'B'.
This right should only be exercised by an authorised officer of the library and in
conformity with section 49.
4.
Libraries which have facilities for making audio-visual copies of works should affix on
the relevant machine or in close proximity a notice not less than 297 mm long and
210 mm wide in the form attached and marked 'C'.
5.
'Library' is not defined. The Australian Copyright Council has adopted the Collins
Dictionary definition of:
'1. a room or set of rooms where books and other literary materials are kept.
2. a collection of literary materials, films, tapes, gramophone records, etc,
kept for reference or borrowing.'
6.
7.
Where copies of broadcasts are communicated the educational institution must give a
notice in respect of each communication in the form annexed and marked 'D' UNLESS
the communication is made within the premises of the educational institution in such a
manner that the people receiving the communication cannot by means provided by the
institution:
(a)
made an electronic copy of the broadcast; or
(b)
communicate the broadcast.
Where an electronic use notice is given:

a educational institution must give in relation to each electronic copy made and
each communication a notice in the form annexed and marked 'E';

take all reasonable steps to ensure that a communication made by it can only be
received or accessed by the people entitled to receive or access it. In most
cases this would be students or teachers.
ATTACHMENT 'A'
PRESCRIBED FORM OF NOTICE FOR SECTIONS 39A
AND 104B OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT 1968,
IN RELATION TO THE REPRODUCTION OF WORKS
AND THE COPYING OF PUBLISHED EDITIONS
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Copyright Regulations 1969
WARNING
Copyright owners are entitled to take legal action against persons who infringe their copyright.
A reproduction of material that is protected by copyright may be a copyright infringement.
Certain dealings with copyright will not constitute an infringement, including:

A reproduction that is a fair dealing under the Copyright Act 1968 (the Act), including a
fair dealing for the purposes of research or study; or

A reproduction that is authorised by the copyright owner.
It is a fair dealing to make a reproduction for the purposes of research or study, of one or more
articles on the same subject in a periodical publication, or, in the case of any other work, of a
reasonable portion of a work.
In the case of a published work in hardcopy form that is not less than 10 pages and is not an
artistic work, 10% of the number of pages, or one chapter, is a reasonable portion.
In the case of a published work in electronic form only, a reasonable portion is not more than, in
the aggregate, 10% of the number of words in the work.
More extensive reproduction may constitute fair dealing. To determine whether it does, it is
necessary to have regard to the criteria set out in subsection 40 (2) of the Act.
A court may impose penalties and award damages in relation to offences and infringements
relating to copyright material.
Higher penalties may apply, and higher damages may be awarded, for offences and
infringements involving the conversion of material into digital or electronic form.
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ATTACHMENT 'B'
FORM OF NOTICE FOR PARAGRAPH 49 (7A) (c) OF
THE COPYRIGHT ACT 1968
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Copyright Regulations 1969
WARNING
This material has been provided to you pursuant to section 49 of the Copyright Act 1968 (the
Act) for the purposes of research or study. The contents of the material may be subject to
copyright protection under the Act.
Further dealings by you with this material may be a copyright infringement. To determine
whether such a communication would be an infringement, it is necessary to have regard to the
criteria set out in Part 3, Division 3 of the Act.
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ATTACHMENT 'C'
PRESCRIBED FORM OF NOTICE FOR SECTION 104B
OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT 1968 IN RELATION TO THE
COPYING OF AUDIO-VISUAL ITEMS
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Copyright Regulations 1969
WARNING
Copyright owners are entitled to take legal action against persons who infringe their copyright.
Unless otherwise permitted by the Copyright Act 1968 (the Act), unauthorised use of audiovisual items in which copyright subsists may infringe copyright in that item.
It is not an infringement of copyright in an audio-visual item to use that item in a manner that is
a fair dealing under section 103C of the Act.
Section 103C of the Act relates to fair dealing for the purpose of research or study and sets out
the matters that must be considered in determining whether a reproduction of an audio-visual
item is a fair dealing.
A court may impose penalties and award damages in relation to offences and infringements
relating to copyright material.
Higher penalties may apply, and higher damages may be awarded, for offences and
infringements involving the conversion of material into digital or electronic form.
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ATTACHMENT 'D'
FORM OF NOTICE FOR PARAGRAPH 135KA (a) OF
THE COPYRIGHT ACT 1968
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Copyright Regulations 1969
WARNING
This material has been copied and communicated to you by or on behalf of [insert name of
institution] 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.
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ATTACHMENT 'E'
FORM OF NOTICE FOR PARAGRAPH 135ZXA (a) OF
THE COPYRIGHT ACT 1968
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Copyright Regulations 1969
WARNING
This material has been reproduced and communicated to you by or on behalf of [insert name of
institution] pursuant to Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968 (the Act).
The material in this communication may be subject to copyright under the Act. Any further
reproduction or communication of this material by you may be the subject of copyright
protection under the Act.
Do not remove this notice.
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