Copyright
Copyright is a property right that belongs to the creator of an 
original work. The creator of the original work does not have to use the copyright symbol (©) in order to assert copyright.
An original work could be a literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work; sound recording; film; communication work; and a typographical arrangement of a published edition. Examples at a school include teaching materials, essays, projects, journals, newspapers, magazines, artwork, books, websites, drawings, computer programmes, plays, music.
For more information, see What is copyright? 
and Copyright
The school complies with the Copyright Act 1994, including sections relating to educational and library use. We assume copyright applies to all works created or used at St Joseph's School and that we need permission to use an original work. There are times when we do not need permission, including when we use parts of an original work for educational use and fair dealing.
Use of copyright material may be allowed without permission if it is:
- incidentally copied (not deliberately copied)
- for criticism, review, or reporting current events, and the original work is acknowledged
- for research or private study (one copy only)
- for educational purposes using literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works, or typographical arrangements and the copying is done by the teacher, and there is only one copy or the copying is for sharing with students (students must not be charged for the copying).
If a school is licensed, the following copying restrictions apply: up to 10% or one chapter of a book (whichever is greater, including pictures and graphs); 15 pages from books of short stories and poetry; complete magazine and journal articles (one per issue, more if on the same subject); and overseas and local newspaper articles (five per issue, from online or hard copy).
If a school is unlicensed, only up to three pages or 3% or an original work may be copied and if that work is three pages, only 50% of that work.
For current licensing, see Primary and Secondary Schools Licence
Under the Copyright Act 1994 (s 21.2), the board owns the copyright of any work created by an employee in the course of their employment. This means the board holds the copyright to all original works created by staff in the course of their employment unless otherwise expressly stated in an employment agreement. The school makes no claim over student work. Students own the copyright of anything they create but student work may be shared for the purpose of reporting to parents.
We access teaching and learning resources by buying originals, copying material in accordance with the Copyright Act 1994, and through copyright licences (including Creative Commons).
School community responsibilities
At St Joseph's School, all members of our school community have rights and responsibilities in relation to copyright.
- Staff use resources according to copyright terms and comply with the requirements of any copyright licences held by the school. See Copyright in the classroom (TKI).
- Staff inform students, as appropriate, about copyright, including how to copy and reference copyrighted materials, and how to use electronic material and downloadable music. See Student guide (TKI).
- Parents and whānau can help their child understand copyright (e.g. when using resources for home learning and projects). See For parents and whānau (TKI).
- If copyright restrictions apply to a school event (e.g. school play), we explain these to our school community as appropriate.
Related policies
Legislation
- Copyright Act 1994
- Copyright Regulations 1995
- Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008
- Copyright (infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2011
Resources
Hei mihi | Acknowledgement
SchoolDocs appreciates the professional advice of Kathryn Dalziel, senior barrister, in the review of this policy.
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: Term 2 2024
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