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Copyright Act 1994

Copyright licensing - Factors to be taken into account in certain classes of cases

162: Licences for reprographic copying

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"Getting permission to copy books and other works"

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When you apply for a licence to copy published works, the Tribunal considers a few things. You need to think about if the works are available in other forms. The Tribunal also looks at how much of the work you want to copy and what you plan to use the copies for.

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Part 8Copyright licensing
Factors to be taken into account in certain classes of cases

162Licences for reprographic copying

  1. Where a reference or application is made under this Part relating to the licensing of reprographic copying of published literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic works, or the typographical arrangements of published editions, the Tribunal shall have regard to—

  2. the extent to which published editions of the works in question are otherwise available; and
    1. the proportion of the work to be copied; and
      1. the nature of the use to which the copies are likely to be put.