Copyright for Students
Students at Macquarie can use and access a vast amount of copyright material in the course of their research and study under the copyright licences held by the university.
However there are limitations, so please observe the copyright notices on various devices around campus, such as photocopiers, printers and computers with removable storage media.
What you can and can't do
• You can generally copy one book chapter or one journal article.
• The internet is not a copyright-free zone. Most material on the Internet is protected by copyright. However, unless prevented by the terms of use on a subscription site or by those of a click-through licence, the 'fair dealing' provisions also apply to works, including images, on the web.
• Some websites give explicit permission for the material to be copied for certain purposes (e.g. personal, educational, and non-commercial use). You should always check the website for any such statements.
Computer software
• Software shall not be copied on University computers or personally owned computers on any University campus except where authorised by the copyright owner;
• Software manuals may only be copied in accordance with the University policy on copying;
• Illegally copied software from any source must not be run on computers at Macquarie University.
Music
• Apart from use under the fair dealing provision , you will require permission from the copyright owner if you want to copy, record, download, communicate or perform music.
• There are several collecting societies representing copyright owners, music publishers and sound recording companies. These include AMCOS , APRA , ARIA and PPCA .
Anti-plagiarism software
Information for students relating to Macquarie's use of anti-plagiarism software.