Notices, Signs, Forms
Prescribed Notices for Equipment Including Photocopiers, Computers Etc.
Under the Copyright Act 1968, prescribed copyright notices are required to be on or near all University equipment that can be used for copying or communicating copyright material in any format. These notices provide some protection for the University in the event of staff or student infringements. Faculties, Departments and Libraries are asked to ensure that the appropriate notices are clearly visible.
Equipment able to create print reproductions:
The print reproductions notice of the Copyright Act is to be displayed on or near any University photocopiers, scanners, PCs and any other equipment that has print copying facilities. This includes the ability to create electronic reproductions (digitisation).
Equipment able to create audio-visual reproductions:
The audio-visual reproduction notice of the Copyright Act is to be displayed on or near any University equipment the has the ability to reproduce audio-visual material. This includes videocassette recorders (VCRs), cassette players or personal computers (PCs). This includes the ability to create electronic reproductions (digitisation).
Where university equipment has the ability to copy both print and audiovisual material, such as PCs able to download images, text films and recorded music, it is necessary to display both notices (s.39A and s.104B of the Act) on or near each workstation. It is not necessary to have a notice per machine as long as the notices are visible from each machine.
Prescribed Notice for Electronic Copying and/or Communication of Copyright Text, Images, Notated Music Etc. (Part VB)
This notice must be used if you wish to reproduce or communicate any copyright text, images or notated music in or into an electronic form, i.e. make a copy available in a PowerPoint presentation or make it available online, or to electronically transmit such a copy (e.g. by email or fax) to students.
This notice is available in JPEG or Word format.
It must be prominently displayed on each electronic copy. It must appear either before or at the same time as the material being communicated appears on the screen.
There are other conditions for electronic copying and communication: guidelines with further information are available here.
If you wish to communicate broadcast audio-visual material, use the following version of this notice (Part VA).
Prescribed notice for electronic communication of TV & radio broadcasts
This notice must be used if you wish to communicate an electronic reproduction of a broadcast from radio, television, satellite, cable etc., i.e. make it available online, or to electronically transmit such a copy (e.g. by email) to students or another member of staff.
This notice must appear either before or at the same time as the material being communicated appears on the screen.
There are other conditions for electronic copying and communication of broadcasts from television, radio etc.; guidelines with further information are available here.