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• File Sharing Act 2011

University of Waikato Copyright Information

University staff and students have an obligation to respect and comply with copyright law, and the University has a strong committment to ensuring that copyright laws and licence agreements are complied with. This site serves as a collection point for documents that govern or advise on the use of copyright materials within the University.

Copyright Guidelines and Questions & Answers

The following documents have been written to help explain Copyright and provide guidelines on the use of copyright material by staff and students of the University of Waikato:

• Guidelines for the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2011
• Copyright Guidelines for Academic Staff and Students     ( download Word/RTF file)
• Copyright Guidelines for Research Students   (This document also can be accessed on the LCoNZ website at http://www.lconz.ac.nz/news.html#copyright)
• Copyright Guidelines for MP3s, Videos and Software     ( download Word/RTF file)
• Copyright Questions & Answers     ( download Word/RTF file)
• Staff Copyright Guidelines for Podcasts     ( download Word/RTF file)

Copyright Licence Agreements

The following documents outline current copyright licence agreements that the University of Waikato has negotiated with copyright licencing agencies:

• Licence Agreement with Print Media Copyright Agency (PMCA)     ( download Word/RTF file)
  1^st January 2009 - 31^st December 2012.
• Licence Agreement with Copyright Licensing Ltd (CLL)     ( download Word/RTF file)
  1^st January 2008 - 31^st December 2012.
• Licence Agreement with Screenrights     ( download Word/RTF file)
  From 1^st May 2002
• Licence Agreement with the Music Societies (APRA, AMCOS and PPNZ)     ( download Word/RTF file)
  From 2010

Copyright Brochures

The following documents are brochures provided by copyright licencing agencies that contain compliance guidelines for the relevant licensing agreement.

• Copyright Licensing Ltd Brochure   ( PDF File)
• Screenrights Brochure   ( PDF File)
• Universities Music Licence Information for University Staff   ( PDF File)

New Zealand Copyright Legislation

New Zealand legislation is available at http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/browse.aspx Relevant acts include:

• Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2011
• Copyright Act 1994
• Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008

Any queries regarding Copyright should be addressed in the first instance to, Sally Sleigh (email sleigh@waikato.ac.nz).