Commercial Copying: the CLA Sticker Scheme
Background
New legislation on copyright came into force in the UK on 31 October 2003, in response to the EU Directive of April 2001.
This removes the “fair dealing” and “library privilege” exceptions with regard to commercial copying by external users.
Self-service photocopying for a commercial purpose now falls into a new scheme. If you wish to copy from a book or an article that is still in copyright and your purpose is commercial you need to purchase a Copyright Licensing Agency sticker from the Library Information Desk on the ground floor of the University Library before you make your copy.
This will legally clear you to use the photocopy for a commercial purpose.
The Patent Office has issued some guidelines on the definition of commercial
http://www.patent.gov.uk/copy/notices/2002/guidance2.htm
The British Library and CLA have also issued guidelines on the definition of commercial.
http://www.cla.co.uk/assets/91/bl_cla_faq.pdf (Pdf Document)
This scheme does not apply to University of Portsmouth staff and students, only to visitors and other external Library users.
Further information about copying for commercial purpose in Higher Education institutions can be found in the CLA guidance note Copying in HEIs for Commercial Purpose.
http://www.cla.co.uk/Library_sticker_licence.php
What you must do
The Information Desk on the Ground Floor of the University Library will hold a book of forms and stickers to enable copying for a commercial purpose.
If you wish to make the copy yourself on a self-service machine:
- Go to the Information Desk where you will be asked for the details of what you are copying, and your own personal details to enable you to claim back VAT.
- You will be charged the standard rate for a CLA-cleared copy, and given a receipt and a sticker.
- After copying, put the sticker on the back of your item. This gives it the same status as a British Library copyright-cleared article or extract and allows you to use it for a commercial purpose.
If you are certain that you are copying for private study or a non-commercial purpose, you will be able to make copies as before.
