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Staff Copyright Guide

Can I reproduce an article from a print newspaper for my students?

The University holds an NLA (Newspaper Licensing Agency) licence covering the print and online versions of all the major UK daily and Sunday newspapers (excluding the Financial Times), as well as some regional newspapers. This permits up to 250 copies of any article to be made. However, it does not include images or advertisements, as the newspaper will not hold the copyright to these.

 

The NLA licence only covers photocopying; it does not extend to making digital copies via scanning, downloading etc. If you do not wish to create print copies for your students, it is best practice to either link to the newspaper website homepage and direct students to the article in question or use the static links provided by InfoTrac.

Can I reproduce an article from an online newspaper for my students?

The University holds an NLA (Newspaper Licensing Agency) licence covering the print and online versions of all the major UK daily and Sunday newspapers (excluding the Financial Times), as well as some regional newspapers. This permits up to 250 print copies of any article to be made. However, it does not include images or advertisements, as the newspaper generally will not hold the copyright to these.

 

We also subscribe to the InfoTrac FullText Newspaper database, which incorporates a wide variety of regional, national and international newspapers and magazines. The licence for this allows you to make a single, non-electronic copy for private or research purposes: a PDF version of the article is usually available to download.

 

The NLA and InfoTrac licences only cover printing; they do not extend to making digital copies via scanning, downloading etc. If you do not wish to create print copies for your students, it is best practice to either link to the newspaper website homepage and direct students to the article in question or use the static links provided by InfoTrac.