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Printed book/report

Part VB reasonable portion limits: 1 chapter or 10% of pages, whichever is the greater. Attach notice.

Article from electronic database (Library)

Governed by terms of use. Check Library catalogue for the 'Licensing & Resource Info' link. If licence permits use (states Coursepack - CD) , apply Part VB reasonable portion limits: 1 article per issue, or more than one if on the same subject matter. Attach notice

Printed journal / newspaper article

Part VB reasonable portion limits: 1 article per issue, or more than one if on the same subject matter. Attach notice

Website

1. Part VB reasonable portion limits: 10% of words in the work. Need to decide what constitutes the ‘work’. Attach notice
2. Copyright notice on website may allow greater amounts.
3. Terms of use apply to subscriber sites. Check the site for terms of use.

Unpublished material

E.g. private letters, emails, student work, internal company documents
Must apply for permission

Anthology

E.g. poems, short stories, conference proceedings
Part VB reasonable portion limits: 15-page rule. Refer to copyright staff in Knowledge Media Division. Attach notice

CDRom

1. Part VB reasonable portion limits apply. Attach notice.
2. terms of use apply if material is accessed under contract such as click-through agreement

Legal / government materials

Refer to the Copyright Guidelines and Requirements website for Commonwealth Government / NSW Government legislation / Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) / High Court of Australia licence terms

 

Small quotes (insubstantial parts)

1. 1 or 2 pages of a work (hardcopy)
2. no more than 1% of the total pages in a work > 200 pages
3. no more than 1% of words in a work (electronic form)
4. For all cases 14 days must elapse before another insubstantial part of the work is reproduced.