Copyright and teaching at Murdoch

The University pays for copyright licences under which the University can copy and communicate works and broadcasts for educational purposes. Ensure you use the correct licence when creating and delivering your teaching material.

The licences

Statutory licence

Section 113P of the Copyright Act contains a statutory licence under which the University can copy and communicate works and broadcasts for educational purposes, subject to a number of conditions. All copying and communicating made under the statutory licence must include a Section 113P warning notice.

Statutory Licence - Section 113P Warning Notice (docx) 47 KB

Music licence

In addition, the University has entered into a voluntary music licence with the Australian music industry collecting societies APRA AMCOS (the Australasian Performing Right Association and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society formed an alliance in 1997), the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA). This music licence enables staff and students to copy and communicate sound recordings for educational purposes, perform music at free University events, and play music on campus.

What you can use and how to deliver it

The table below is a quick reference guide to using materials for teaching under these licences. You may also like to consult our Copyright and providing teaching materials flow chart when considering the use of third-party materials in your teaching.

Books and eBooks

	Can I use it?	Delivery method
Print book	Yes. One chapter or 10% per unit per semester. More may be copied if the book is out-of-print or otherwise unavailable.	My Unit Readings - request digitisation
eBook	Yes. One chapter or 10%.	My Unit Readings Create a link from LMS to ebook A direct or transactional contract/agreement with a publisher may permit other uses e.g. upload of the eBook and/or licensed teaching materials to LMS. Contact your subject librarian about possible options.

Can I use it?

Delivery method

Print book

Yes.
One chapter or 10% per unit per semester.
More may be copied if the book is out-of-print or otherwise unavailable.

My Unit Readings - request digitisation

eBook

Yes.
One chapter or 10%.

My Unit Readings
Create a link from LMS to ebook

A direct or transactional contract/agreement with a publisher may permit other uses e.g. upload of the eBook and/or licensed teaching materials to LMS. Contact your subject librarian about possible options.

Journal articles

	Can I use it?	Delivery method
Article from a print journal	Yes. One article from any one issue.	My Unit Readings - request digitisation More than one article may be copied if they address the same topic.
Article from an online journal	Yes.	My Unit Readings Create a link from LMS to journal

Can I use it?

Delivery method

Article from a print journal

Yes.
One article from any one issue.

My Unit Readings - request digitisation

More than one article may be copied if they address the same topic.

Article from an online journal

Yes.

My Unit Readings
Create a link from LMS to journal

	Can I use it?	Delivery method
Open Access or Creative Commons item	Yes. Openverse is a tool that allows openly licensed and public domain works to be discovered and used by everyone.	My Unit Readings Upload to LMS Create a link from LMS Viewable via Echo360 (Lecture Capture System)
Open Educational Resources	Yes. The use of OERs is encouraged at Murdoch University. For more information, see our OER Guide.	All OERs should be delivered by My Unit Readings for teaching purposes. However, if you have created or remixed an OER, let the Library know so your work can be made publicly available promoting open scholarship.
Item downloaded from a website	Yes.	My Unit Readings: It depends, check the website's terms of use; usually, you may at least make a link Create a Link from LMS

Images, photographs or graphics

	Can I use it?	Delivery method
Image from a print book	Yes. May be used under the Statutory Licence.	My Unit Readings Viewable via Echo360 (Lecture Capture System) All images must be referenced.
An online image	Yes. May be used under the Statutory Licence. Can be used under a Creative Commons licence freely.	My Unit Readings Upload to the LMS (Creative Commons content only) Create a Link from LMS All images must be referenced.
Creative Commons images	Yes.	My Unit Readings Upload to LMS Create a link from LMS Viewable via Echo360 (Lecture Capture System)

Streaming video, DVDs and music

	Can I use it?	Delivery method
YouTube	YouTube’s standard terms of use state videos must not be downloaded or copied (Creative Commons licenced videos excluded).	My Unit Readings Create a link from LMS Echo360: link to the video during a lecture, but pause the recording while the video is playing – recording must also be paused if your tutorial or workshop is held in recording enabled teaching venues
Video on Demand Subscription Services (eg. Foxtel, Stan, Netflix, Presto and Quickflix).	No. The statutory licence does not cover material from video-on-demand and catch-up services.	N/A
Recordings of broadcasts (Screenrights recordings)	Yes. Visit EduTV and TVNews for content, or find similar databases.	My Unit Readings Create a link from LMS Viewable via Echo360 (Lecture Capture System) *See below for request form
Commercially produced DVDs and videos	No.	Echo360: You can play during a lecture, tutorial, or workshop, but pause the recording while video is playing. Check with the Copyright Coordinator for 'special cases'.

* To request a copy of a Screenrights recording be added to the Echo 360 (Lecture Capture System), download and complete the form below:

Request to upload video material into LCS (pdf) 25 KB

Other audio visual material

	Can I use it?	Delivery method
Other databases and DVD copies	Yes. Go to the full record in Library Search to view conditions of use.	It varies according to resource. Check the record for conditions of use, Ask our Librarians or contact the Copyright Coordinator.

Your own lecture notes, slides, presentations etc.

	Can I use it?	Delivery method
Your own lecture notes, slide presentations, and other Murdoch University © works	Yes.	My Unit Readings Upload to LMS: must include the copyright notice provided in the PowerPoint templates in the Murdoch University Brand Portal

Screening for a non-educational or general event

Screening a film at an event – like a movie night – is considered to be a 'public performance' and so requires permission from the copyright owners, regardless of whether an entry or attendance fee is charged.

The Australian Copyright Council has produced an information sheet on screening films in public which outlines the reasons why permission is needed, and the organisations to contact in order to obtain permission.