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New Co-Curricular Copyright Licence – Hooray!!!

December 3, 2009 | 4 Comments

Scope of the Co-Curricular Licence for participating Catholic Schools in QLD
The Co-Curricular Licence allows the school to play films that are purchased or rented by the school to the teachers, students and parents of the school for the following purposes:
At school for entertainment purposes (e.g. at lunchtime on a rainy day)
On bus excursions, where the school provides the DVD (not the bus company)
At school camps and excursions, including outdoor screenings at camp, where the school provides the DVD (not the camp)
At after-school care and holiday programs conducted at and by the school

The Licence will not apply:
Where the film is played to the general public
To a fundraising event for the school
To school and after school holiday programs conducted by a third party
To an event which is advertised or promoted to people other than the students and staff of the school
Where advertising or promotion occurs during the playing of a film

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4 Comments so far

  1.    Kay Cantwell on December 3, 2009 5:21 pm      

    Hi there!
    Great blog!!!
    Could you clarify – copyright changes ‘for participating Catholic schools’- does this include Brisbane Catholic Education schools? Would love to know!
    Thanks heaps
    Kay

  2.    anneticipation on December 4, 2009 5:21 am      

    Hi, apparently this new licence was covered in QCEC Circular 2009/199 which asked schools if they would like to enter into a new copyright licence to cover the showing of films in non-teaching situations. We were advised that all Queensland Catholic schools have agreed to enter into this licence. The new arrangements are expected to commence from 2010. QCEC would be able to assist with more information. Anne

  3.    John Roberts on December 4, 2009 6:30 am      

    This is good news but do you know if this include DVDs owned by teachers?

    Cheers,
    John

  4.    anneticipation on December 4, 2009 4:19 pm      

    John, Please check with smartcopying or copyright.org and let me know if you find information to the contrary. However, my interpretation is that it does not matter who owns the DVD, unless there is a contract that explicitly prohibits this eg a video store that says personal use only. So my understanding is using teacher owned DVDs is fine. More information is at the following site, Anne
    http://www.copyright.org.au/information/cit005/cit073/wp0042

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