1. Management of Reprography in Education
IFRRO WIPO Workshop Kazakhstan
Irish Copyright Licensing Agency
September 2012 1

2. “Copyright is one of the most confounding and misunderstood laws affecting colleges and universities.”
Kenneth D Crews, Indiana University 1992

3. Schools
Schools generally require a licence to reproduce textbooks and other copyright material for use in the classroom;
Still mostly paper but more and more pdf and storage on VLEs, display on smartboards;
Easy to monitor – one teacher one class at K-6 and one teacher one subject at 7-12;
Homogenous materials due to set curriculum

4. Schools
Most used book in Ireland in 2010 survey – an Irish grammar book from the 1970s

5. Further and Higher Education
Universities and Colleges use a far wider variety of materials from a wide group of sources;
Less paper and more virtual learning environments;
Harder to monitor usage;

6. Future proofing
Integrated materials – much more use of visual materials, video and multi media content
Tablets and e-reader content
Access for the print disabled should be integrated in the licence

7. Importance of Education
Teachers, students, parents
Important to stress the relevance and importance of copyright at all levels
All of us are now creators of content and users of content

8. Importance of Education
Third party permissions for university students when undertaking a thesis, for example