As you fire up the photocopier do you stop to think about the legality of your copying?
You will be unsurprised to hear that there are limits on what you can copy. This applies whether you own the item you are copying or not. In the UK the Copyright Licensing Agency (Limited) are responsible for protecting the interests of people who publish. The NHS buys a special licence from the CLA to allow you to make the copies you need. However limits do still remain.
o Copying must be for ‘NHS purposes’.
o The originals must be owned by the NHS.
o You may copy up to two articles from a journal issue (more from a themed issue), and one chapter or 5% of a book.
o Within these extent limits, you may make as many multiple copies as required.
o Copies from books and journals published in the UK may be scanned.
o Scanned copies may be supplied via the NHS network but not placed on intranets or websites.
o Only single paper photocopies may be made for patients and carers.
o Publications in the ‘CLA list of excluded categories and works’ are not covered by the licence
o The originals must be owned by the NHS.
o You may copy up to two articles from a journal issue (more from a themed issue), and one chapter or 5% of a book.
o Within these extent limits, you may make as many multiple copies as required.
o Copies from books and journals published in the UK may be scanned.
o Scanned copies may be supplied via the NHS network but not placed on intranets or websites.
o Only single paper photocopies may be made for patients and carers.
o Publications in the ‘CLA list of excluded categories and works’ are not covered by the licence
The licence has recently been renewed and will remain in force till March 2010.
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