CLA’s Annual Survey: Understanding, value, and one big myth to bust

June 17, 2021 By Becky Owen
The 2021 survey is now complete, and we’d like to thank the 700+ participants who responded to this year’s questions.  The survey orientates around a similar set of questions each year to analyse how CLA is helping school and college staff with our mission to make copyright simple....

CLA delighted to announce the final judging panel for the 2021 Copyright Essay Prize

June 1, 2021 By Becky Owen
In only its second year, the CLA Copyright Essay Prize is gathering more and more interest on social media, with the first entries already coming in and making a bid for the £300 top prize. ...

CLA powers up its technology strategy with CTO appointment

April 14, 2021 By Becky Owen
Copyright Licensing Agency set to accelerate its digital technology-based service offer Announcement of Tony Johnson as Chief Technology Officer boosts leadership team The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA), the UK collective licensing expert has moved to consolidate its digital transformation and product development initiatives into a dynamic technology and data strategy....

CLA agrees new five-year licence agreement with the Department for Education

March 3, 2021 By Becky Owen
The Copyright Licensing Agency and the Department for Education in England have renewed the existing central licensing scheme for state schools.  The new agreement, running from April 2021 to March 2026, will ensure that state-funded schools in England retain access to a wide range of published materials to support learning and teaching....

CLA’s 2021 Copyright Essay Prize launches

February 26, 2021 By Becky Owen
CLA is pleased to announce the launch of its second annual Copyright Essay competition for 16-19-year-old students based in the UK. The winning essay will win £300, with prizes for second and third place....

New business study shows working remotely increased information sharing

February 9, 2021 By Becky Owen
The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA), the recognised UK licensing body for the reuse of text and images, shares the results of a new Information Seeking and Consumption Study carried out by Outsell for Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)....