Copyright

You need to comply with copyright, as it is a legal requirement. Fines of up to $150,000 can be imposed and imprisonment can occur if you do not comply.

If you are copying material for use in your own research or study, this is covered under Section 43 of the Copyright Act.

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Abide by:

• Wintec Copyright and photocopying policy  - access restricted to Wintec staff
• Copyright Act 1994
• Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2011 - information

Wintec has licenses with:

• Copyright Licensing New Zealand (for print material)
• Screenrights
• Music License with PPNZ Licensing (on behalf of sound recording copyright owners) and APRA/AMCOS (on behalf of song-writing copyright owners)

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Staff can put links to articles or  ebooks on Moodle for Wintec students to access. Check out this guide to linking or contact the Library if you're not sure how.

Tip: Don't use the URL at the top of the page, this is not a permanent URL and other people won't be able to use it.

Here's how to link to Ebsco articles & ebooks

Under the Copyright Licensing New Zealand license staff may make multiple copies of print resources.

Staff can copy or scan:

• up to 10% or a chapter of a printed book (even if the majority of it is illustrated or pictorial)
• up to 15 pages from a printed anthology, e.g. short stories or poetry
• an entire journal article (more if it is on the same subject)
• 5 articles per newspaper

You can share with your Wintec students (not other staff, friends etc.) via:

• Print
• Email
• Moodle (as it is password secured)
• Electronic whiteboard

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Note:

You must always reference the author (if known) and source. An APA reference would cover this information.

Our Copyright Licensing Authority License only covers print material.

• Upload interloaned articles into Moodle or distribute them electronically.
• Upload ebooks into Moodle or distribute them electronically.
• Upload Standards into Moodle. Link to the website instead.
• Use logos without permission.
• Scan or copy more than 10% of a book.
• Copy an entire DVD or upload a copy of a DVD onto Moodle, or a similar product, or the Internet.
• Copy an interloaned article and distribute it to other people.                               

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Screenrights NZ license - Information video

This license permits tutors to copy for educational purposes for Wintec:

• any programme anytime, anywhere - movies, documentaries, Maori language programmes, news and current affairs
• From any channel – pay or free to air
• AV material legally available online – download podcasts, vodcasts or programmes from the Internet
• In any format – copy onto VHS, DVD or a hard drive
• and to use in teaching

Our licence from Screenrights allow us to copy programmes from both pay and Free to Air television (including Sky) to use in our teaching at Wintec, e.g. to show to classes, put clips on Moodle, include in handouts etc.

All items must be marked as having been copied under our Screenrights licence agreement, as follows:

Made for Wintec's educational purposes

[Title of Broadcast]

[Date of Broadcast] 

[Date this copy made] 

Alternatively you could link directly to the broadcast. More information on linking is here.

Our Screenrights Licence does not permit the copying of pre-recorded material, such as purchased or hired DVDs, videos or audiotapes.  Copying this material without permission from the copyright owner may infringe copyright.

Format shifting of audio-visual material requires the consent of the copyright owner.

APRA & PPNZ - the ITP music license is available here

This license allows us to do the following:

• Music can be performed publicly within Wintec.
• Music can be communicated for educational purposes via any technology platform.
• Music can be copied or reproduced for educational purposes.

It does not cover:

• Copy or printing musical works.
• Copy or access in any way infringing (e.g. pirated) copies of music or sound or music video recordings.
• Performance of Grand Right Works in their entirety. "Grand Right Works: are productions where music has been specifically composed for a theatrical work (e.g. Cats, or West Side Story).
• Make recordings of Grand Right Works & ballets.
• Perform or use music at a event where ITP premises have been hired to a third party, other than Educational Purposes of the ITP. A separate public performance license is then required.
• Use musical works in a Dramatic Context in part or whole.
• Performance of an Choral Work of more than 20 minutes duration in its entirety.
• To perform music as to burlesque or parody, or use new or substituted lyrics.

• How to find copyright owners
• Getting permission to use copyright material

• All material on the Internet will have some form of copyright.
• Permission from the author/website owner must be confirmed for anything that is not marked copyright free.
• In either case a note should be made with the item in the handout/workbook, Moodle etc. with the details and date of the permission from the website/ owner.
• You must reference the author (if known) and source. An APA reference would cover this.
• Look for items which are marked Creative Commons.

Items in the public domain

•  “Public domain” refers to material in which all copyright has expired. You should be able to use the material, but must always acknowledge the source. To find out what the public domain is, check out this guide.

• I am copying images & diagrams that I have found on the Internet for use in a class handout. Do I have to reference it?
  • Yes. You must acknowledge all work that is not your own, this includes all maps, tables, diagrams and photographs.
• Can I show a film as part of a fundraising event?
  • This would be considered a public performance, and you would need to obtain permission from the copyright owners.
• Can I sell a book which I have created using images or diagrams that I have copied from other books or the Internet?
  • You would need to get permission from the copyright owners of the images or diagrams. Our licenses do not cover the publication of items for sale.
• Can I copy an entire book and put it in the library for students to use?
  • No, this would be breaching copyright.
• Can I copy a CD or DVD in case I lose the original?
  • No, this would be breaching copyright.
• Can I put the material I've created up on the Internet so that everyone can access?
  • No, under the license you are required to have the material you have copied stored in a secure site, e.g. Moodle.
• What can I do with YouTube videos?
  • You can play videos directly from YouTube in class as long as they are part of a lesson. If you want students to be able to watch them in their own time, then include a link to the YouTube video. Do not download the YouTube video. Also do not use illegal downloads.
• I am doing research (not for my students), am I still covered by the license agreements?
  • You will be treated as a student, please use the student section. You will fall under Section 43 of the Copyright Act, Research or Private Study.
• I have access to databases from another library. Can I link students to that content, or copy it and make it available for my course?
  • No, you can't. You have to use open access sources, or link to articles available from databases available within Wintec.