Copyright Office

Copying Material for Exams & Test Questions

For a general information about copyright see Overview of Copyright.

You can reproduce literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works as part of a question, or as part of answer to question, in an exam or assessable test given as part of a course. You do not need to request permission from the copyright owner. There is no limit on the amount of the work that can be reproduced, if you require more than 10 per cent, one chapter or one journal article, you can copy as much as needed. Any material copied must be attributed to the copyright owner under Moral Rights.

Exams or tests that include literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works that exceed the limits allowed for educational purposes (e.g. 10 per cent, one chapter or one journal article) can not be used a study aids, teaching resources or practice exams. If you wish to use previous exams as study aids, teaching resources practice exams, you must remove any copyright material that exceeds the permitted limits.

If you wish to reproduce sound recordings, films or radio & TV broadcasts as part as exams or tests, you may do so long as you follow the conditions and limits of the statutory licence. (See Guidelines for Using Copyright Material for Educational Purposes) This means films and sound recordings can only be reproduced if they are radio or TV broadcasts or covered by the music licence. Again, any material must be fully attributed.

The exams & test question provision does not allow literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works to be communicated online. If you wish to provide material electronically to students as part of their exam or test, you must use a disc. However, if the copyright material used is within the limits allowed for reproducing or communicating material for educational purposes, then the exam or test can be made available online.

Previous exam papers that are available online via the Library website should not include any copyright material that exceeds the limits or conditions allowed for reproducing and communicating material for educational purposes.

The exam paper itself is protected by copyright as a literary work. Students rely on fair dealing for research & study to reproduce previous exam papers for study and practice. If you wish to use an exam paper created by someone else, you will need to abide by the guidelines for educational use or seek permission from the copyright owner. Exams created by staff at the University can be used in full, but you should ask permission of the staff member who created the exam as a courtesy.

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