Copyright for Staff
Guidelines for Music
The Tertiary Music Licence allows staff to copy, communicate and perform music for educational and other purposes. This can include making and distributing compilation CDs, or streaming MP3s from a server. Note that making music available in any form of downloading (such as podcasting) is not covered by this licence.
Staff wishing to take advantage of the benefits of the Tertiary Music Licence must comply with certain obligations.
At least one of these points must apply:
- it is an audio recording provided to staff or students for their analysis or as part of a lecture, tutorial, or any other classroom related/based activity; or
- it is a video recording made by staff or students as part of a course of instruction to be played at a university event.
- it is an audio recording intended to be played at a university event;
- it is an audio or video recording of a university event;
All of these points must apply:
- you do not use the material for acts not covered by the licence;
- you do not infringe the creator's moral rights ;
- you attach a notice to the copied material;
- you only copy the music to an allowable format; and
- you do not supply the material for a profit.
Questions about allowable formats, what music is in the AMCOS/ARIA repertoire, what constitutes an infringement of moral rights etc, should be addressed to the University Copyright Coordinator.
Prerecorded music
Staff may play recorded music as a part of or introduction to a lecture, provided that:
Live music
A large repertoire of Australian-released music may be performed and captured at University events, in accordance with the terms of the Tertiary Music Licence . Please contact the Copyright Coordinator for more information.