Copyright Act 1994

Acts permitted in relation to copyright works - Education

46: Anthologies for educational use

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"Copying parts of books or songs for school use is allowed under certain rules"

You can copy a short part of a published work, like a book or song, for use in a school. This is allowed if the collection of copied work is meant for schools and says so in its title and ads. The collection must mostly have work that is not copyrighted or is owned by the publisher or the government. You need to follow some rules when copying work for schools. The original work's publisher must not have meant for it to be used in schools. You must also say who wrote the original work. There is a limit to how many times you can copy work from the same author in a certain time. You can only copy two passages from the same author in five years if they are published by the same publisher. When we talk about copying work for schools, we mean using it for any school purpose. But you cannot copy computer programs that are also literary works.

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45: Copying for educational purposes of films and sound recordings, or

"Copying films and sound recordings for school lessons is allowed in certain situations"

47: Performing, playing, or showing work in course of activities of educational establishment, or

"Using copyright works for learning at school"

Part 3Acts permitted in relation to copyright works
Education

46Anthologies for educational use

The copying of a short passage from a published work (being a literary, dramatic, or musical work) in a collection that—
is intended for use in educational establishments and is so described in its title, and in any advertisements issued by or on behalf of the publisher of that collection; and
consists mainly of material in which no copyright exists or in which copyright is owned by the publisher of that collection or the Crown—
the publisher of the work did not intend it to be used in such establishments; and
the passage is accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement.

Subsection (1) does not authorise the copying of more than 2 passages from copyright works by the same author in collections published by the same publisher over any period of 5 years.
In relation to any given passage, the reference in subsection (2) to passages from copyright works by the same author—
shall be taken to include passages from collective works of which that author is one of the authors; and
if the passage in question is from such a collective work, shall be taken to include passages from works by any of the authors, whether alone or in collaboration with another.

References in this section to the use of a work in an educational establishment are to any use for the educational purposes of such an establishment.
Subsection (1) does not apply to a literary work that is a computer program.

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