Copying by Students and Staff for Research, Study, Criticism or Review
This section covers the options available to students or staff copying materials for themselves and their colleagues for the purpose of research, study, review or criticism. The provisions vary depending on whether the material to be copied is literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work or audio-visual material, e.g. sound recordings, films, videos. Copying for students for teaching purposes cannot normally be done under these provisions - see link to Teaching Purposes.
Students and staff should also be aware of their entitlements and obligations in the following special circumstances:
- Radio and television broadcasts
- Material covered by contractual agreements, e.g. electronic resources, textbooks
- Library e-journals, e-books and databases
- Material on the Internet
- Software
- Curtin material
- Material which is "out of copyright"
- Copying with permission
Also note your obligations with regard to acknowledging your sources.
The information in this section has been adapted from the Australian Vice Chancellors Committee (AVCC) Guidelines on Print & Graphic and Audio-Visual Copying and Communication reproduced in full in Additional Resources.
