Performing Material for Educational Purposes
For a general information about copyright see Overview of Copyright. For general information about copyright & performance see Performance.
The Copyright Act allows the University to perform copyright material for educational purposes. You can:
- show a film in class
- perform a play or other dramatic work in class
- read a poem, play or other literary works in class
- play a sound recording in class
- perform live music or recorded music in class & at University events. See Performing music for educational purposes
- show images in class
- show a film, TV show or sound recording from a TV or radio broadcast
Material can be shown or performed in full. The performance must be for educational purposes in class, it can not just be for entertainment or to create an atmosphere. The audience must be restricted to students. Exceptions apply for performing music under the music licence, see Performing music for educational purposes
This provision only covers the exhibition or performance of material, it does not cover recording or reproducing the material as part of recording the class. If the class is being recorded, for example via Lectopia, copyright material can only be included in the recording as would be permitted under the statutory licences. For example, if you were showing a film in class, you could only record the film as part of lectopia if the film was recorded from a TV broadcast, as you can only reproduce films from TV broadcasts. You are not allowed to reproduce commercial (e.g. a purchased or hired DVD) films. To see which materials can be recorded and how much can be recorded, see Copying for Educational Purposes - A Summary.
Further Information
- Overview of Copyright
- Using Copyright Material for Research or Study
- Fast-Find Index - an A-Z glossary of copyright terms and topics
- Introduction to Copyright -a guide from the Copyright Office (b&w version for printing)
- Online Teaching Resources & Copyright - a guide from the Copyright Office ( b&w version for printing)
- Copyright: A User's Guide by Trevor Gerdsen. An online version of this text is also available.
- Contact the University Copyright Office