Subject & Study Guides: Copyright: Teaching staff

Unitec policy, procedures and guides

Below are linked Unitec procedures and guidelines to be followed when copying or scanning for class distribution via print course readings or via Moodle or other platform used to distribute class materials.

Unitec Copyright Policy
Unitec Copyright Procedure
Detailed information on what procedures staff should follow to ensure they comply with copyright at Unitec, in particular when making multiple copies to distribute to students or when scanning material to put on Moodle.

Quick Reference Guide to Copyright for Teachers - 2020

Using database information in Moodle.

Click on the 'Copyright Advice' icon beside the database name in the Database A-Z list.

Templates to use when distributing materials via print or Moodle/online

Are you distributing printed materials?

Use the following coversheet template

Coversheet for Course Readings
When compiling a list of readings for students, use this cover sheet as a guide to information you need to include such as the correct source reference and copyright warning notice

Are you scanning and uploading copyright information to Moodle?

Ensure you provide a full bibliographic reference showing the source of the material
Ensure you provide the correct Copyright Warning Notice - see list below

List of Copyright Warning Notices

Asking for permission to copy

Sample permissions letter to Copyright Owner 2020
If you need to ask a copyright owner for permission to use their material, use this sample letter as a guide. Please forward all permissions gained to copyright@unitec.ac.nz.

Links to legislation, license information and related organisations

ITP Music Licence summary

Copyright Licensing Limited
N.Z. Copyright law, What can I copy?, Obtaining permission, Questions answered. Maintained by BPANZ (Book Publishers' Association of New Zealand) and (NZSA) the New Zealand Society of Authors.
Screenrights
Print Media Copyright Agency

Copying allowed for exams and assignments

The Copyright Act 1994 (section 49) allows anything to be done for the purposes of an examination. This can involve setting the questions, communicating the questions to candidates, or answering the questions.

Staff and students may copy anything for the purposes of examination. Examinations include any work which counts towards a student’s final grade in a course, including assignments and theses. However note that this exception does not allow the work to subsequently be made publicly available.

External Resources and Online Courses

Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) provides licences to help make copying, scanning and sharing printed works easy and legal. To support understanding of copyright they provide online learning and information resources (such as those linked above), and they advocate for legislation that will support the endeavours of New Zealand's talented creative people.

Copyright guidelines poster

We encourage you to print out a copy of the above copyright poster to put near any copier/printer/scanner your School/department has.

Copying for Private research or study

If you are copying material for use in your own research or study your entitlements to copy come under the Copyright Act section 43: Research or Private study

Please use the Students and Researchers tab for more information.

Contact people

For copyright assistance contact your School's Subject Librarian in the first instance. More complex matters can be escalated to Unitec's Copyright Officer at copyright@unitec.ac.nz or Unitec's in-house Legal Counsel.

If you have permission from a copyright owner for specific copying please forward the email or letter giving permission to copyright@unitec.ac.nz