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<h3>CLA Copyright Companion</h3>
Your organisation has the CLA Business Licence that allows you to copy and share extracts from journals, magazines, books and digital content covered by the licence. It covers UK publications, as well as international territories, including the USA, who permit UK licensees to copy legally through international repertoire exchange agreements.
The licence has been developed to help you make full use of the material you own.
This tool is designed to quickly help you understand what you can copy and who you can share it with under the terms of this licence. Use the Quick Guide for a fast path to the answer. If you would like more explanation of what you can copy and share, select the Detailed Guide.
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<h3>Journal/Magazine</h3>
You can copy and share articles from journals, magazines, trade press and periodicals covered by the Business Licence. This includes ''both print and digital'' publications.
Copies can only be made and shared within your organisation:
* You can only copy from material your organisation ''owns or subscribes'' to.
* You can copy ''one article'' from a single issue, ''or 5%'' of the entire issue, whichever is greater.
* Use your best judgment for digital publications where the structure is not clear to ensure the amount you copy is equivalent to these limits.
* Only UK based employees can make copies.
* Only UK based employees can receive a photocopy.
* All employees, in the UK and in overseas offices, can receive scanned and digital copies provided these copies are sent and accessed via your organisation’s email or network.
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<h3>CLA Check Permissions tool</h3>
Use the <a href="https://cla.co.uk/resources/tools/check-permissions/" target="_blank">CLA Check Permissions Tool</a> to see if a title is covered by the licence and what you can copy, share or re-use.
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[[What can copies be used for?]]
[[Where can you store copies?]]
[[How much can you copy?]]
[[Who can copy?]]
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[Acknowledgment]]
[[Ownership]]
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<h3>Book</h3>
You can copy and share extracts from books covered by the Business Licence. This includes ''both print and digital'' publications.
Copies can only be made and shared within your organisation:
* You can only copy from material your organisation ''owns or subscribes'' to.
* You can copy ''one chapter'' from a book, ''or 5%'' of the entire book, whichever is greater.
* Use your best judgment for digital books where the structure is not clear to ensure the amount you copy is equivalent to these limits.
* Only UK based employees can make copies.
* Only UK based employees can receive a photocopy.
* All employees, in the UK and in overseas offices, can receive scanned and digital copies provided these copies are sent and accessed via your organisation’s email or network.
(align:"<==")+(box:"=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX=========")[Copies made available to overseas employees in this way may not be printed, saved to file or further distributed.]
<h3>CLA Check Permissions tool</h3>
Use the <a href="https://cla.co.uk/resources/tools/check-permissions/" target="_blank">CLA Check Permissions Tool</a> to see if a title is covered by the licence and what you can copy, share or re-use.
<h3>Find out about:</h3>
[[What can copies be used for?]]
[[Where can you store copies?]]
[[How much can you copy?]]
[[Who can copy?]]
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[Acknowledgment]]
[[Ownership]]
[[CLA Check Permissions Tool]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
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<h3>Digital content</h3>
You can copy and share from digital books, journals, magazines, trade press and periodicals from publishers covered by the Business Licence. This allows the copying of text and still images published in electronic form on approved publication and publisher websites.
Copies can only be made and shared within your organisation:
* You can only copy from material your organisation ''owns or subscribes'' to.
* For digital publications where the structure is not clear use your best judgment to ensure the amount you copy is approximately equivalent to these limits:
* ''One article'' from a single issue of a journal, magazine or periodical, ''or 5%'' of the entire issue, whichever is greater.
* ''One chapter'' from a book,'' or 5%'' of the entire book, whichever is greater.
* This can be a full article/chapter or extract, including images.
* You can copy and share links to text and still images on the publishers website.
* Only UK based employees can make copies.
* Only UK based employees can receive a photocopy.
* All employees, in the UK and in overseas offices, can receive scanned and digital copies provided these copies are sent and accessed via your organisation’s email or network.
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The licence does not include:
* Audio/video content, interactive content, databases
* External linked content not published directly on the approved site
* General internet sites, such as those found with a search engine
<h3>CLA Check Permissions tool</h3>
Use the <a href="https://cla.co.uk/resources/tools/check-permissions/" target="_blank">CLA Check Permissions Tool</a> to see if a title is covered by the licence and what you can copy, share or re-use.
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[[Link/Website]]
[[What can copies be used for?]]
[[Where can you store copies?]]
[[How much can you copy?]]
[[Who can copy?]]
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[Acknowledgment]]
[[Ownership]]
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<h3>Images</h3>
Even if images are available online, they’re protected by copyright.
To copy and use an image you need to have permission to do so. Most commonly permissions will be granted via:
* a licence through a Collective Management Organisation (CMO) such as your CLA Business Licence.
* a Creative Commons licence.
* direct permission from the rights holder.
* use of content in the public domain.
Each of these will have terms and conditions on how the image can be used.
You can reverse-search an image to find out who owns it. You can do this on Google, or you can apply for permission to reuse an image found online via PLSclear.
With your CLA Business Licence you can copy still images extracted from publications covered by the Business Licence under the following conditions:
* You can only copy images from material your organisation ''owns or subscribes'' to.
* If you are only copying images use your best judgment to ensure the amount you copy ''does not exceed 5%'' of the journal, magazine, periodical or book.
* If you are copying an extract of text with images the limits are:
* ''one article'' from a single issue of a journal, magazine or periodical, ''or 5%'' of the issue if greater
* ''one chapter'' from a book, ''or 5%'' of the book, whichever is greater.
* Only UK based employees can make copies.
* Only UK based employees can receive a photocopy.
* All employees, in the UK and in overseas offices, can receive scanned and digital copies provided these copies are sent and accessed via your organisation’s email or network.
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<h3>CLA Check Permissions tool</h3>
Use the <a href="https://cla.co.uk/resources/tools/check-permissions/" target="_blank">CLA Check Permissions Tool</a> to see if a title is covered by the licence and what you can copy, share or re-use.
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[[Digital content]]
[[Rights holder]]
[[Creative Commons]]
[[Public domain]]
[[What can copies be used for?]]
[[Where can you store copies?]]
[[How much can you copy?]]
[[Who can copy?]]
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[Acknowledgment]]
[[Ownership]]
[[CLA Check Permissions Tool]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
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<h3>Link/Website</h3>
You can share links to websites, and digital content covered by the CLA Business Licence:
* The websites have to be published by a ''participating digital publisher'' or an ''otherwise approved site''.
* You can only share links to ''still images and text''. Links to other content like audio, video, databases etc. is not permitted under this licence.
* You can share links internally with employees over the organisation’s email and intranet.
* Links ''cannot be shared externally'' outside the organisation, for marketing or promotional purposes, or hosted on externally facing company websites.
Links to random internet sites are not covered by this licence. However, sharing links to a web page typically does not infringe copyright. But please note:
* In the UK, ''copyright protection is automatic'' when a work is created so the text, images, video and other material will be covered by copyright and so can’t be copied.
* While sharing links is generally permissible, check the website’s ''terms of use policy''. Some websites may have specific rules regarding linking to individual pages.
* Reproducing images directly from a website could potentially constitute a copyright infringement, so ''check with the rightsholder and get the necessary permissions'' before using images.
<h3>CLA Check Permissions tool</h3>
Use the <a href="https://cla.co.uk/resources/tools/check-permissions/" target="_blank">CLA Check Permissions Tool</a> to see if a title is covered by the licence and what you can copy, share or re-use.
<h3>Find out about:</h3>
[[Digital content]]
[[Image]]
[[Rights holder]]
[[Creative Commons]]
[[Public domain]]
[[What can copies be used for?]]
[[Where can you store copies?]]
[[How much can you copy?]]
[[Who can copy?]]
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[Acknowledgment]]
[[Ownership]]
[[CLA Check Permissions Tool]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
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<h3>Ownership</h3>
You can only copy material that your organisation ''legitimately owns'', or has paid a copyright fee for, such as document delivery or press cutting services.
That is, the organisation must:
* ''subscribe to'' the journal or online publication being copied and have been a subscriber for the period covered by the issue being copied.
* ''have purchased the book or off-line publication'', or been presented with it – for example, a controlled-circulation magazine.
In general, you can copy from material which your organisation has:
* ''purchased'' as part of a current or past, print or digital, ''subscription''.
* ''purchased as a single item'', such as a book.
* ''has been received from press cuttings and PR agencies'' (however, newspaper content in both print and digital format is excluded, except titles represented by Knowledge Bylanes and Syndigate, details of which are available on CLA’s website).
* ''has been supplied by or via a third-party licensed document supplier/aggregator or a publisher’s pay-per-view website'' (if the publisher has opted in to the Licence) and where a copyright fee has been paid.
The Licence does //''not''// allow you to copy from an employee’s personal subscriptions unless the employee permanently donates the copy to your organisation.
If you want to copy from a publication that is covered by the CLA licence, but your organisation does ''not'' own or subscribe to it, you must seek ''permission directly from the rights holder''.
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[[Rights holder]]
[[Creative Commons]]
[[Public domain]]
[[What do you want to copy?]]
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<h3>Who can copy?</h3>
Only workers engaged by the organisation and located in the United Kingdom are permitted to make copies, including:
* Employees.
* Agency workers.
* Consultants.
To copy digital content you must have permission to access the organisations email and secure network/intranet, and have your identity authenticated at the time of login.
[[What do you want to copy?]]
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[What can copies be used for?]]
[[How much can you copy?]]
[[Where can you store copies?]]
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<h3>Who can you share with?</h3>
You can only share copies ''internally'' with employees, consultants and agency workers of your organisation. They //''cannot''// be distributed to ''external third parties or the public'', with the exception noted below (please note the difference between what you can share with UK employees and international employees):
* ''UK based'' employees, consultants and agency workers can ''receive photocopies, scanned and digital copies''.
* ''All employees'', consultants and agency workers ''in the UK and international offices'' can ''receive scanned and digital copies'' provided these copies are sent and accessed via your ''organisation’s email or secure network''.
* Copies made available to ''overseas employees'' in this way may //''not''// be printed, saved to file or further distributed.
Copies may be sent to external organisations in the UK for the purposes of regulatory or patent submission.
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<h3>How much can you copy?</h3>
On each occasion you may make paper or digital copies as follows:
<h3>Paper Copies:</h3>
* ''One complete chapter'' from a book.
* ''One article'' from a single issue of a journal or magazine.
* In the case of a published report of judicial proceedings, ''the entire report of a single case''.
* ''Or 5%'' of the publication, if that is greater than the above.
<h3>Digital copies:</h3>
* For digital copies scanned from a print publication ''the limits are the same as for paper copies''.
* For digital copies from a digital publication that is organised in a similar way to a printed publication, with ''discrete chapters or articles, the limits are the same as for paper copies''.
* For digital copies where the material is non-linear, you should ensure, as far as is practicable, that the amount you copy is ''approximately equivalent to the limits set out above''. A degree of informed personal judgement is required when ascertaining how much may be copied under the licence.
<h3>What constitutes 5% of a publication?</h3>
It is important for you to consider what makes up an individual work. Do not assume that a website or digital publication is one work as it will be made up of different parts.
As a general rule, the 5% should be applied to a discrete item, for example:
* A ''printed journal issue''.
* A ''printed book''.
* If digital material has an identifiable book, journal, magazine or periodical structure then ''book or issue'' should be used.
* A ''PDF document'', such as a white paper or report.
* An ''HTML page'', or ''series of pages'', making up the work.
* Documents retrieved from a publishers database, an item may be ''a single retrieved document or a series of documents'' depending on how the database is structured and the material presented.
The ''5%'' can either be ''a single extract or multiple extracts taken from different sections'' of the publication.
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[[What do you want to copy?]]
[[Who can copy?]]
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[What can copies be used for?]]
[[Where can you store copies?]]
[[Acknowledgment]]
[[Ownership]]
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<h3>What can copies be used for?</h3>
There are specific permitted uses for copies including internal information purposes, employee training, and regulatory filings. Commercial re-use is //''not''// allowed under the licence terms.
For example, you can use copies:
* to ''share with colleagues'' at meetings or briefings.
* for ''market intelligence''.
* for ''research & development''.
* for ''staff training''.
* to ''share media coverage'' within your organisation.
* for ''Health & Safety or Environmental Awareness''.
* for ''UK regulatory and patent submissions''.
* to ''post articles'' from selected publications on your ''company website''. You can post up to ''five articles in any one year'' from publishers who have granted permission for this service. Use the CLA Check Permissions tool to see if you can republish an article.
You can //''not''// use copies:
* to share in any form with clients or any ''external person or organisation''.
* in meetings with ''external participants''.
* in presentations to ''clients or at conferences''.
* for ''external marketing/promotional purposes''.
* in ''social media posts''.
* to ''sell, rent or loan''.
If you want to use a copy for any of these purposes you need to get ''separate permission from the'' [[rights holder->Rights holder]] .
<h3>CLA Check Permissions tool</h3>
Use the <a href="https://cla.co.uk/resources/tools/check-permissions/" target="_blank">CLA Check Permissions Tool</a> to see if a title is covered by the licence and what you can copy, share or re-use.
<h3>Find out about:</h3>
[[What do you want to copy?]]
[[Who can copy?]]
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[Where can you store copies?]]
[[How much can you copy?]]
[[Acknowledgment]]
[[Rights holder]]
[[CLA Check Permissions Tool]]
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<h3>Acknowledgement</h3>
You should always ''acknowledge the creator'' (copyright holder) when you copy and share content.
Best practices for acknowledging copyright holders when using content under this licence are:
1. Retain any ''copyright notices'' associated with the content, such as:
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- Copyright holder ''name'' (author, publisher, etc.)
- ''Year'' of publication]
2. When making digital copies, incorporate the ''copyright notice on every copy''. If this is not possible have it adjacent to the content.
3. For print copies, include the notices either ''on the document or in a reference citation''.
4. Have a general "''Copyright License Notice''" attributing the CLA licence and noting that ''all works are protected''. For example: "This document contains materials licensed under a CLA licence. All works remain protected by copyright in accordance with the licence terms."
So, in essence - ''make copyright information readily available'' alongside content extracts by retaining existing notices and adding general statements. This ''attributes rights'' to the appropriate party as intended by the licence for internal corporate reuse.
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[[What do you want to copy?]]
[[Who can copy?]]
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[What can copies be used for?]]
[[Ownership]]
[[Rights holder]]
[[Creative Commons]]
[[Public domain]]
[[CLA Check Permissions Tool]]
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<h3>Rights holder</h3>
The ''rights holder'' is the person or organisation that ''holds the copyright for the material''. In order to use their material you must get the ''appropriate permissions'' to do so.
You can contact the rights holder directly or use services such as <a href="https://www.plsclear.com/Home/Index" target="_blank">PLSclear</a>, a ''free permissions service'' where you can make a request to use work protected by copyright.
To check if the content you want to copy is covered by the CLA Business licence use the <a href="https://cla.co.uk/resources/tools/check-permissions/" target="_blank">CLA Check Permissions Tool</a>.
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[[CLA Check Permissions Tool]]
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<h3>CLA Check Permissions tool</h3>
The <a href="https://cla.co.uk/resources/tools/check-permissions/" target="_blank">CLA Check Permissions tool</a> lets you see what you can copy, share or re-use legally with your CLA Business Licence.
This search facility accesses a comprehensive database of ''over 17 million publications'' that are covered under each type of CLA Licence. The licence also includes material from Copyright Clearance Center's participating US publishers and other international publishers.
If the content you want to copy is //''not''// included in the Check Permissions tool you should contact the [[rights holder->Rights holder]] to seek permission to use it.
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<h3>Creative Commons</h3>
Creative Commons is a type of copyright licence that usually allows anyone the right to ''freely use the work'', provided they ''acknowledge the owner''. They provide a way for creators to grant permission to use their creative work under copyright law. These licences allow you to ''share, use, and build upon'' copyrighted works.
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<h3>Public domain</h3>
Most works enter the public domain ''70 years after the creator's death'', meaning they can be ''freely used without copyright protection''.
Upon the death of a creator, the copyright to thier works will pass to their estate. To use it you must either have the ''appropriate licence'' or ''permission from the'' [[rights holder->Rights holder]] .
After 70 years copyright expires, the creative works effectively become public property and ''enters the public domain''. At this point, any person or business can use a public domain work ''without getting permission''.
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<h3>What do you want to copy?</h3>
You can copy material that your organisation ''legitimately owns'', or material for which it has paid a ''copyright fee'', such as document delivery or press cutting services.
Select what you would like to copy:
[[Journal/Magazine]]
[[Book]]
[[Digital content]]
[[Image]]
[[Link/Website]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
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<h3>Where can you store copies?</h3>
You can store digital copies on your ''local hard drive or personal server space'' on the organisation's secure network.
You can also store digital copies on the organisation's ''secure network'' for access by employees. These may be indexed and searchable for ''internal sharing'' but may //''not''// be stored with the intention of creating an electronic library or similar corporate information resource.
UK based employees can ''download copies'' stored on the network locally, ''print'' them or ''send by email'' to colleagues.
Copies stored this way can be ''sent to international colleagues via email'', but they may //''not''// ''print, download or forward'' them. They can view them on the ''intranet/network''.
Copies may be held, for longer, in a project- or product-based store, provided it is ''only accessed by employees'' within the same work group.
On termination of the licence all stored copies ''must be deleted''.
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[[What do you want to copy?]]
[[Who can copy?]]
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[What can copies be used for?]]
[[How much can you copy?]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
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<h3>Quick Guide</h3>
UK based employees can ''make and share copies''.
What do you want to copy?
[[Journal/Magazine->Q-Journal]]
[[Book->Q-Book]]
[[Digital content->Q-Digital]]
[[Image->Q-Image]]
[[Link->Q-Link]]
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You can only copy from journals, magazines, periodicals or trade press that your organisation legitimately [[''owns or subscribes to''->Ownership]] . Or a copy on which it has paid a copyright fee, such as a document delivery or press cutting service.
Does your organisation own what you want to copy?
[[Yes->jOwn-Y]]
[[No->Q-Own-N]]
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You can only copy from books that your organisation legitimately [[''owns or subscribes to''->Ownership]] .
Does your organisation own what you want to copy?
[[Yes->bOwn-Y]]
[[No->Q-Own-N]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
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You can ''copy and share'' from digital books, journals, magazines, trade press and periodicals that your organisation [[''owns or subscribes to''->Ownership]] .
Does your organisation own what you want to copy?
[[Yes->dOwn-Y]]
[[No->Q-Own-N]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
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Even if ''images'' are available online, they’re ''protected by copyright''.
You can ''copy and share'' images digital books, journals, magazines, trade press and periodicals that your organisation [[''owns or subscribes to''->Ownership]] .
Where do you want to copy the image from?
[[Digital publication owned by the organisation->Q-dImage]]
[[Image found on the internet->Q-WebImage]]
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What link do you want to share?
[[Link to digital content owned by the organisation->QLinkOwn]]
[[Link to public website->QlinkPublic]]
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Do you want to share it?
[[No->Q-pNoShare]]
[[Yes->Q-pShare]]
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How much do you want to copy?
[[One article->Q-jOne]]
[[An extract->Q-jExtract]]
[[More than one article->Q-jMore]]
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You can copy ''one article from a single issue'' of a journal, magazine or periodical.
Do you want to?
[[Photocopy->Q-jPhotocopy]]
[[Scan->QdbDigitalCopy]]
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The licence allows you to copy ''one article or 5%'' of the journal issue, whichever is greater. Check the number of pages you want to copy and see if it is 5% or less than the total number of pages.
[[5% or less->Q-j5good]]
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You can make a hardcopy (photocopy or print) and ''keep for your own use''.
It's always good practice to check <a href="https://cla.co.uk/resources/tools/check-permissions/" target="_blank">CLA Check Permissions Tool</a> to ensure the title is covered by the licence and if there are any ''restrictions in copying''.
In case you decide to share the copy at a later date take a look at:
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[What can copies be used for?]]
[[Acknowledgment]]
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You can copy ''up to 5% of a single issue'' of a journal, magazine or periodical.
Do you want to?
[[Photocopy->Q-jPhotocopy]]
[[Scan->QdbDigitalCopy]]
[[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
The licence does not allow you to copy this amount. You must either ''reduce the size'' of the extract or number of pages to copy, or ''contact the rights holder to get permission''.
[[Reduce to 5%->Q-j5good]]
[[Contact the rights holder->Rights holder]]
[[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
Who do you want to share it with?
[[UK based colleagues->Q-pUK]]
[[Overseas based colleagues->Q-pOS]]
[[Both UK and Overseas->Q-pBoth]]
[[External clients->Q-pExt]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You can share ''hard copies'' (photocopy or print) with colleagues ''based in the UK''.
It's always good practice to check <a href="https://cla.co.uk/resources/tools/check-permissions/" target="_blank">CLA Check Permissions Tool</a> to ensure the title is covered by the licence and if there are any restrictions in copying.
For further information on sharing and using copied content take a look at:
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[What can copies be used for?]]
[[Acknowledgment]]
[[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You //''cannot''// share hard copies (photocopy or print) with ''overseas colleagues''. They can only be shared with ''UK based colleagues''.
As sharing photocopies with overseas colleagues is not covered by the licence you must ''contact the'' [[''rights holder''->Rights holder]] ''directly to seek permission''.
It's always good practice to check <a href="https://cla.co.uk/resources/tools/check-permissions/" target="_blank">CLA Check Permissions Tool</a> to ensure the title is covered by the licence and if there are any restrictions in copying.
For further information on sharing and using copied content take a look at:
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[What can copies be used for?]]
[[Acknowledgment]]
[[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You can only share ''hard copies'' (photocopy or print) with ''colleagues based in the UK''. You cannot share with overseas colleagues.
As sharing hard copies with overseas colleagues is not covered by the licence you must ''contact the'' [[''rights holder''->Rights holder]] ''directly to seek permission''.
It's always good practice to check <a href="https://cla.co.uk/resources/tools/check-permissions/" target="_blank">CLA Check Permissions Tool</a> to ensure the title is covered by the licence and if there are any restrictions in copying.
For further information on sharing and using copied content take a look at:
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[What can copies be used for?]]
[[Acknowledgment]]
[[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You can //''not''// share hard copies (photocopy or print) with ''external third parties or the public''.
As sharing externally is not allowed by the licence you must ''contact the'' [[''rights holder''->Rights holder]] ''directly to seek permission''.
It's always good practice to check <a href="https://cla.co.uk/resources/tools/check-permissions/" target="_blank">CLA Check Permissions Tool</a> to ensure the title is covered by the licence and if there are any restrictions in copying.
For further information on sharing and using copied content take a look at:
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[What can copies be used for?]]
[[Acknowledgment]]
[[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
Do you want to share it?
[[No->Q-pNoShare]]
[[Yes->Q-pShare]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
How much do you want to copy?
[[One Chapter->Q-bOne]]
[[An extract->Q-bExtract]]
[[More than one Chapter->Q-bMore]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You can copy ''one chapter'' from a book.
Do you want to photocopy or scan?
[[Photocopy->Q-bPhotocopy]]
[[Scan->QdbDigitalCopy]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
The licence allows you to copy ''one chapter or 5%'' of a book, whichever is greater. ''Check the size of the extract or number of pages'' you want to copy and see if it is 5% or less than the total number of pages.
[[5% or less->Q-b5good]]
[[More than 5%->Q-b5more]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
Do you want to copy from a print or digital source?
[[Print->Q-jPrint]]
[[Digital->Q-dJournal]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
As your organisation ''does not own or subscribe to'' the source material you must ''contact the'' [[''rights holder''->Rights holder]] ''directly to seek permission'' to make a copy.
[[Quick Guide]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
Do you want to copy from a print or digital source?
[[Print->Q-bPrint]]
[[Digital->Q-dBook]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
What do you want to copy?
[[Journal article or extract->Q-dJournal]]
[[Book chapter or extract->Q-dBook]]
[[Image->Q-dImage]]
[[Audio/Video->Q-dVideo]]
[[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
Is the issue and article structure clear in the online publication?
[[Yes->Q-dJournalStr]]
[[No->Qd-dJournalNoStr]]
[[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
Is the book structure clear in the online publication?
[[Yes->Q-dBookStr]]
[[No->Qd-dBookNoStr]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You can copy ''images from digital content'' covered by your licence.
How many images do you want to copy?
[[One->QdiOne]]
[[More than one->QdiMore]]
[[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
The CLA Business licence does //''not''// cover audio or video material.
This may be covered by another licence held by your organisation or you must ''contact the'' [[''rights holder''->Rights holder]] ''directly to seek permission'' to use.
[[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
[[Quick Guide]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
How much do you want to copy?
[[One article->Q-djOne]]
[[An extract->Q-djExtract]]
[[More than one article->Q-djMore]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
For digital publications where the issue and article structure is not clear'' use your best judgment to estimate the amount you want to copy''. You must consider what makes up the individual work and estimate based on that.
Do you judge it to be equivalent to:
[[One article->Q-djOne]]
[[An extract->Q-djExtract]]
[[More than one article->Q-djMore]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
The licence allows you to copy ''one article or 5%'' of the journal issue, whichever is greater. Is the extract you want to copy ''less than 5%'' of the issue?
[[5% or less->Q-j5good]]
[[More than 5%->Q-j5more]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
The licence allows you to copy ''a single chapter or 5%'' of the book, whichever is greater. Is the extract you want to copy ''less than 5%'' of the book?
[[5% or less->Q-b5good]]
[[More than 5%->Q-b5more]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You can copy ''up to 5%'' of a book.
Do you want to photocopy or scan:
[[Photocopy->Q-bPhotocopy]]
[[Scan->QdbDigitalCopy]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
The licence does not allow you to copy this amount. You must either ''reduce the size'' of the extract or number of pages to copy, or ''contact the rights holder to get permission''.
[[Reduce to 5%->Q-b5good]]
[[Contact the rights holder->Rights holder]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You can make a copy of ''one article'' from a single issue of a journal, magazine or periodical.
How do you want to copy the article?
[[Print it->QdPrint]]
[[Digital copy->QdbDigitalCopy]]
[[Share a link->Q-Link]]
[[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
The licence allows you to copy ''one article or 5%'' of the journal issue, whichever is greater, or 5% of the individual work if the journal issue is not clear.
Is the extract you want to copy ''less than 5%'' of the issue?
[[5% or less->Q-dj5good]]
[[More than 5%->Q-dj5more]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
The licence allows you to copy ''one article or 5%'' of the journal issue, whichever is greater, or 5% of the individual work if the journal issue is not clear.
Is the extract you want to copy ''less than 5%'' of the issue?
[[5% or less->Q-dj5good]]
[[More than 5%->Q-dj5more]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You can ''print'' the copy from a digital source.
Do you want to share it?
[[No->Q-pNoShare]]
[[Yes->Q-pShare]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
A digital copy can be a ''scan, PDF, image format or other digital document''.
Do you want to share it?
[[No->Q-dNoShare]]
[[Yes->Q-dShare]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You can copy ''up to 5%'' of a single issue of a journal, magazine or periodical.
How do you want to copy article?
[[Print it->QdPrint]]
[[Digital copy->QdbDigitalCopy]]
[[Share a link->Q-Link]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
The licence does not allow you to copy this amount. You must either ''reduce the size'' of the extract or number of pages to copy, ''or contact the rights holder to get permission''.
[[Reduce to 5%->Q-dj5good]]
[[Contact the rights holder->Rights holder]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You can ''create a digital copy'' (scan, PDF, etc) and keep for ''your own use''.
Copies can be ''stored on your personal hard drive or the organisations secure network''.
It's always good practice to check <a href="https://cla.co.uk/resources/tools/check-permissions/" target="_blank">CLA Check Permissions Tool</a> to ensure the title is covered by the licence and if there are any restrictions in copying.
In case you decide to share the copy at a later date take a look at
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[What can copies be used for?]]
[[Acknowledgment]]
[[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
Who do you want to share it with?
[[UK based colleagues->Q-dUK]]
[[Overseas based colleagues->Q-dOS]]
[[Both UK and Overseas->Q-dBoth]]
[[External clients->Q-dExt]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You can share ''digital copies'', or ''links to digital content'', with colleagues ''based in the UK'' provided these copies are ''sent and accessed via your organisation’s email or secure network''.
It's always good practice to check <a href="https://cla.co.uk/resources/tools/check-permissions/" target="_blank">CLA Check Permissions Tool</a> to ensure the title is covered by the licence and if there are any restrictions in copying.
For further information on sharing and using copied content take a look at:
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[What can copies be used for?]]
[[Acknowledgment]]
[[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You can ''share digital copies'', or ''links to digital content'', with colleagues based ''overseas'' provided these copies are ''sent and accessed via your organisation’s email or secure network''. Overseas employees may //''not''// print, saved to file or further distribute these copies.
It's always good practice to check <a href="https://cla.co.uk/resources/tools/check-permissions/" target="_blank">CLA Check Permissions Tool</a> to ensure the title is covered by the licence and if there are any restrictions in copying.
For further information on sharing and using copied content take a look at:
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[What can copies be used for?]]
[[Acknowledgment]]
[[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You can share ''digital copies'', or'' links to digital content'', with colleagues based in the ''UK and overseas'' provided these copies are ''sent and accessed via your organisation’s email or secure network''. Overseas employees may //''not''// print, saved to file or further distribute these copies.
It's always good practice to check <a href="https://cla.co.uk/resources/tools/check-permissions/" target="_blank">CLA Check Permissions Tool</a> to ensure the title is covered by the licence and if there are any restrictions in copying.
For further information on sharing and using copied content take a look at:
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[What can copies be used for?]]
[[Acknowledgment]]
[[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You can //''not''// share digital copies, or links to digital content, with ''external third parties or the public''.
As sharing externally is not allowed by the licence ''you must contact the'' [[''rights holder''->Rights holder]] ''directly to seek permission''.
It's always good practice to check <a href="https://cla.co.uk/resources/tools/check-permissions/" target="_blank">CLA Check Permissions Tool</a> to ensure the title is covered by the licence and if there are any restrictions in copying.
For further information on sharing and using copied content take a look at:
[[Who can you share with?]]
[[What can copies be used for?]]
[[Acknowledgment]]
[[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
How much do you want to copy?
[[One chapter->Q-dbOne]]
[[An extract->Q-dbExtract]]
[[More than one chapter->Q-dbMore]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
For digital publications where the chapter structure is not clear, ''use your best judgment'' ''to estimate the amount you want to copy''. You must consider what makes up the individual work and estimate based on that.
Do you judge it to be equivalent to:
[[One chapter->Q-dbOne]]
[[An extract->Q-dbExtract]]
[[More than one chapter->Q-dbMore]]
[[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You can copy ''one chapter'' from a book.
How do you want to copy the chapter?
[[Print it->QdPrint]]
[[Digital copy->QdbDigitalCopy]]
[[Share a link->Q-Link]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
The licence allows you to copy ''one chapter or 5%'' of the book, whichever is greater, or 5% of the individual work if the book structure is not clear.
Is the extract you want to copy ''less than 5%'' of the book?
[[5% or less->Q-db5good]]
[[More than 5%->Q-db5more]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
The licence allows you to copy ''one chapter or 5%'' of the book, whichever is greater, or 5% of the individual work if the book structure is not clear.
Is the extract you want to copy'' less than 5%'' of the book?
[[5% or less->Q-db5good]]
[[More than 5%->Q-db5more]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You can copy ''up to 5%'' of a book.
How do you want to copy the extract?
[[Print it->QdPrint]]
[[Digital copy->QdbDigitalCopy]]
[[Share a link->Q-Link]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
The licence does not allow you to copy this amount. You must either ''reduce the size'' of the extract or number of pages to copy, or ''contact the rights holder to get permission''.
[[Reduce to 5%->Q-db5good]]
[[Contact the rights holder->Rights holder]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You can copy a ''single image''.
How do you want to copy the image?
[[Print it->QdPrint]]
[[Digital copy->QdbDigitalCopy]]
[[Share a link->Q-Link]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You can copy ''up to 5% of a digital publication''. When the book, report or issue structure is not clear, ''use your best judgment to estimate the amount'' you want to copy. You must consider what makes up the individual work and estimate based on that.
Are the total number of images you want to copy ''less than 5%'' of the digital work?
[[5% or less->Q-di5good]]
[[More than 5%->Q-di5more]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
You can copy images ''up to 5%'' of the digital publication.
How do you want to copy the images?
[[Print it->QdPrint]]
[[Digital copy->QdbDigitalCopy]]
[[Share a link->Q-Link]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
The licence does not allow you to copy this amount. You must either ''reduce the number of images'' to copy, or ''contact the rights holder to get permission''.
[[Reduce to 5%->Q-di5good]]
[[Contact the rights holder->Rights holder]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
To ''copy and use an image'' found on the internet ''you need to have permission'' to do so. Most commonly permission will be via:
* a [[Creative Commons->Creative Commons]] licence.
* permission from the [[rights holder->Rights holder]] .
* use of content in the [[public domain->Public domain]] .
If you are not sure who owns the image, you can try to reverse-search the image to find out. This can be done with numerous online services. [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
Who do you want to share a link with?
[[UK based colleagues->Q-dUK]]
[[Overseas based colleagues->Q-dOS]]
[[Both UK and Overseas->Q-dBoth]]
[[External clients->Q-dExt]] [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
<img src="https://cla.co.uk/app/themes/cla/images/banner_7.jpg" alt="banner image" width="100%">
Links to ''public internet sites'' are not covered by this licence. However, sharing links to a web page typically does not infringe copyright.
Check [[Link/Website]] for further information. [[Home->CLA Business Licence]]
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<h3>Detailed Guide</h3>
Select an option:
[[What do you want to copy?]]
[[Who can copy?]]
[[Who can you share with?]] ↶ ↷ CLA Copyright Companion Your organisation has the CLA Business Licence that allows you to copy and share extracts from journals, magazines, books and digital content covered by the licence. It covers UK publications, as well as international territories, including the USA, who permit UK licensees to copy legally through international repertoire exchange agreements. Quick Guide Detailed Guide
