Teachers can use works to:
✅ Must be within a school or university setting ❌ Not for commercial use ✅ Applies when licensing schemes (e.g. CLA, ERA) don’t cover the material
You can use short extracts for:
✅ Must be genuinely for discussion or assessment ✅ Applies to all types of works (text, images, video, etc.)
You can copy short extracts for:
❌ Not for publishing or sharing ✅ Applies to all types of works, including performance recordings
You can use copyrighted works to create:
✅ Must be transformative and not a direct copy ✅ Introduced in UK law in 2014
Researchers can copy works to:
✅ Must have legal access to the material (e.g. via subscription) ✅ Only for non-commercial research ✅ Proper attribution is required
You can use short extracts to report current events. ❌ Does not apply to photographs ✅ Must relate to a present issue of public interest
Libraries, archives, and museums can make copies to:
❌ Only applies if no other copy is available commercially