- CLA is regulated by the government as the collective licensing body for the reuse of text and images from books, journals and magazines.
- CLA is a not-for-profit company. We distribute our revenues back into the creative industries helping to ensure that rightsholders are fairly remunerated when their works are used.
Our Public Sector Copyright Licence solutions are a must-have for any public sector employee who needs to make copies from the print or online publications represented by CLA. With copying licences that cover over 16 million publications, including professional and trade magazines, scientific and medical journals, technical reports, consumer data, business books, and websites, we make it easy for you to access, reuse, and share content while complying with copyright law.
Benefits of the CLA Public Sector Licences
These benefits apply across the public sector licences:
- Mitigates risk from staff inadvertently infringing copyright law within extent limits
- Covers reuse of owned published content for all staff across the public sector organisation
- Enables staff to access copies of content as a collaboration partner on projects or programmes
- Access to digital tools, extending the value of the licence
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What our clients say about us
As a long-term user of the CLA Licence, I can confidently say that it has provided Tandridge District Council with a sense of security when it comes to copying published materials. Knowing that we are covered under the licence has given us peace of mind in our day-to-day work. Before obtaining the CLA Licence, we understood the importance of complying with copyright laws, particularly as a public body, and the licence has allowed us to do so with ease.
In our line of work, copies are necessary for certain business areas, and having the licence has made this process simpler. It has also helped us develop our ideas and discussions, as we are able to share published information as part of our day to day work.
Working with the CLA has been a positive experience. Everyone we have dealt with has been friendly, professional, and responsive. Any queries we have had were promptly answered, and the process of renewal and the previous audit were well managed and easy to follow.
For any organisation considering copyright licence coverage, I would strongly suggest getting in touch with the CLA to discuss your requirements. It is worth considering having a licence to ensure you comply with the law and set a good example. Overall, our experience with the CLA Licence has been extremely positive and we would highly recommend it to other organisations.
