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Our answers to your most frequently asked questions. Discover more about CLA Licences and protecting your organisation from copyright infringement.

The licence gives organisations the right to re-use extracts from millions of published digital and print publications, including articles supplied by media monitoring agencies. It provides protection against the risk of copyright infringement and includes an indemnity against legal action and the associated costs....
When you prompt a generative AI tool using copyright-protected work, you will in most cases require the permission of the rightsholder to use their content in this way. The indemnity protection provided to users by companies supplying generative AI tools is limited and does not extend to the use of inputs and prompting of published content....
The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) and NLA Media Access (NLA) are separate licensing bodies that represent separate publication repertoires. Organisations making copies from a variety of media will invariably find they will benefit from holding both licences....
Your Media Monitoring Agency is covered under their CLA licence to send clippings to you, their clients. Under their licence, one person can receive a clipping, view it once, and print and retain a hard copy....
Our business and public administration licences allow unlimited storage on a company intranet provided that the publisher is signed up to our licensing scheme and the publication is covered. To see if a publication is covered under the licence please use the Check Permissions search tool on our website....
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Workplace GAI Rights FAQs

The same content reuse practices that established pharmaceutical organisations carry out also apply to early-stage biotech. Putting a copyright framework in place from day one supports IP governance, simplifies onboarding, and provides evidence of operational rigour during investor due diligence....
We have introduced new workplace generative AI permissions to our corporate and public sector licences to ensure that our licences continue to support content users in today’s evolving technological landscape. As professionals increasingly use copyright-protected content as prompts in generative AI tools at work, these permissions allow them to do so lawfully and help ensure that rightsholders and creators are fairly remunerated for the use of their work....
When you prompt a generative AI tool using copyright-protected work, you will in most cases require the permission of the rightsholder to use their content in this way. The indemnity protection provided to users by companies supplying generative AI tools is limited and does not extend to the use of inputs and prompting of published content....
The new permissions cover print and digital publications, including magazines, journals, books, and websites from participating publishers. This includes free-to-view websites and publications to which the licensee has purchased or subscribed....
No. Because the terms of use of most social media platforms permit the use of uploaded content for the purposes of developing, training and/or fine-tuning their generative AI systems, posting outputs generated under the CLA licence on social media is likely to be in breach of the licence terms that prohibit this use....
The amount of content that can be used as a prompt is the same as for our standard licence permissions – up to 5% or one chapter or article, whichever is the greater....
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Website Republishing FAQs

For every year that you hold a relevant licence, you are permitted to post five articles on your website at any one time, but you can remove an article and post another as often as you need as long as there are no more than five on your website at any one time....
Please contact the publisher directly to request permission. We are adding publishers all the time, so do check back later....
If you find that you need to use more than five articles at any one time, please contact the publishers of those additional articles directly to clear permission. We would be grateful if you could also let us know, as we are always looking to ensure our licences meet our customers’ needs....
You can remove and replace articles as long as you do not post more than five articles in any one year. If you use your full allowance and renew your licence after a year, you may not remove and replace all ten articles that you are permitted to host, but may only remove and replace the f ive articles you have been allocated for that second year....
You can keep the article on your website for as long as you have a relevant licence. We will notify you in the unlikely circumstance that you are required to take down the article....
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Updated MMO Licence Permissions

The same content reuse practices that established pharmaceutical organisations carry out also apply to early-stage biotech. Putting a copyright framework in place from day one supports IP governance, simplifies onboarding, and provides evidence of operational rigour during investor due diligence....
The updated CLA Media Monitoring Organisation (MMO) Licence clarifies and expands the use of Generative AI (GAI) within licensed MMO services as well as some additional changes to rights around client searching, reporting frequency and billing....
To better reflect modern MMO workflows with increasing use of AI in workflows, to future proof as far as possible, to delineate MMO usage from other licensees, to reduce ambiguity around AI use, and protect rightsholders while enabling innovation....
Addition of Gen AI permissions Clarifications on use of AI in ‘back room’ process Addition of search permissions for end clients Change of reporting frequency from quarterly to monthly Billing to move from annual & quarterly to monthly, pro-rated in arrears Sample Service Requirement...
Summaries of individual articles for clients Analysis across multiple articles (themes, trends, sentiment etc.) Use of AI in production and back‑office workflows such as tagging, sentiment analysis and deduplication (see Discriminatory AI FAQ)...
Training or fine‑tuning AI models using CLA content Creating datasets, embeddings or model inputs AI outputs that replace or substitute original articles Reuse of outputs outside the licensed MMO service Text and data mining (TDM) or GenAI training use – these require separate licences...
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TDM Licence FAQs

Text and data mining (TDM) is the automated process of extracting useful information and insights from large amounts of unstructured data, for the purposes of identifying trends, patterns and knowledge. This allows organisations to efficiently and cost-effectively gain insight from a wide range of data sources....
Unstructured data is data that is not actively managed by a database management system. When we think of data we think of binary/factual information like statistics, numbers and facts, when in reality unstructured data makes up 80 – 90% of global data that is being used by organisations....
The most common sources of data for TDM include journal articles, books, datasets, images, social media posts and websites. TDM involves accessing and analysing this content, and then extracting and reproducing – at least parts of – these works....
The content used in the TDM process are by default protected by copyright, and while copyright does not apply to accessing and analysing published content it does cover the reproduction of it....
TDM is generally NOT permitted in the UK without a licence due to existing UK copyright law (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998 or “CDPA”), the one exception to this being for TDM for non-commercial research....
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Royalties Data Collection

If we have emailed you but you are not the correct contact, please let us know. We do try to ensure we notify the right person but if you can suggest a more appropriate contact, we would greatly appreciate it.  ...
If these publications are loaned to other organisations, please include them in your response....
We would always ask that if you are unsure if data should be recorded, please include it in your submission, ideally under the relevant tab.  If you’re unsure which tab to use, please use the “Additional Data” tab, as mentioned above. ...
Under the terms of the Central Government Licence with the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA), provision was made to collect data from those organisations holding the licence. We understand that not everyone will be able to fully contribute as we know that many library services have closed and some offices may not be fully functioning, but we anticipate that some at least will be able to provide statistics, particularly for digital resources....
Please send your completed submission cgcopy@cla.co.uk....
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Read Aloud Licence FAQs

You can keep the recording for two weeks after it was made, after which point it should be deleted. ...
It’s best to make clear that the recording was made under the Read Aloud Licence.  We recommend a statement like this on or near the file:  This recording OR live stream has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. ...
Only if CLA get in touch and ask you to log it in one of our normal sample Data Collection Exercises, otherwise no. ...
The Licence covers internal sharing – so for example via your secure intranet. Putting the recording on a public facing site like YouTube isn’t covered by this licence. ...
Yes, a signer can accompany the words. ...
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Public Administration Licence FAQs

The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) and NLA Media Access (NLA) are separate licensing bodies that represent separate publication repertoires. Organisations making copies from a variety of media will invariably find they will benefit from holding both licences....
Failing to obtain a CLA Licence puts your organisation at risk of copyright infringement. Infringing copyright law is undesirable for any public sector organisation, potentially resulting in legal consequences and financial penalties, as well as a risk of reputational damage....
While subscriptions grant you access to the content, there’s a crucial distinction between accessing and having the right to copy and share that content. Many publications have explicit copyright statements prohibiting copying, storing, or sharing....
Yes, as of May 2025, the CLA Public Administration Licence permissions were updated to allow the lawful copying and inclusion of published content to prompt permitted generative AI tools to generate outputs (subject to the terms and conditions of your licence)....
Many public sector organisations use media monitoring providers to access media coverage. There are limitations set in the agreement between CLA and these Media Monitoring agencies. Specifically, it only permits one recipient in the organisation to receive the coverage, and it restricts further sharing, saving, and copying of received media coverage....
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NLA Licence FAQs

If your Media Monitoring Service supplies you with curated links and alerts to content on publisher websites instead of press cuttings, you will need to add a Web Media Monitoring Licence (WMML) extension to your Basic Licence (stand-alone options are available to anyone without a Basic Licence)....
When you sign up to an MMS to receive clippings and links, that is covering the delivery service. In order to access the content delivered, and share it more widely, an NLA Licence is required....
It’s basically what they cover. The CLA licence gives permissions to copy from books and journals, while the NLA licence gives permissions to copy from newspapers. Both licences cover magazines, but just check the title in our Check Permissions tool to see which licence it’s covered by....
The only licence that covers you to share externally – to your public facing sites and feeds for instance – is the Corporate Website Republishing Licence. All other licences and add-ons cover internal copying....
You will be asked about your copying needs when you set up your licence, and also at each annual renewal. This is your opportunity to update your staff and student headcount, and/or your turnover, which will determine your Basic Licence fee for the year....
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MMO and MI FAQ's

The same content reuse practices that established pharmaceutical organisations carry out also apply to early-stage biotech. Putting a copyright framework in place from day one supports IP governance, simplifies onboarding, and provides evidence of operational rigour during investor due diligence....
Yes, the CLA MMO licence is still required – even if the client does not see the original article or snippet link....
As a regulated, not-for-profit organisation. CLA is recognised by the UK government as a collective management organisation for published material. We exist to support knowledge sharing, protect your company, and champion the creative ecosystem....
The CLA has an MMO Licence for organisations that copy, scrape or index print or online publisher content for the supply of commercial monitoring or aggregation services. The MMO Licence applies to anyone holding a database or index of CLA publisher content for the purpose of providing paid-for services....
Print publications are included in the licence on a blanket basis, which means that all UK print magazines and periodicals are included unless they have been explicitly excluded by the rightsholder....
NLA Media Access and CLA are mandated by different publishers to represent different content sets. CLA also works with NLA to act as the exclusive agent for all NLA’s UK education licensing....
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Local Authorities FAQs

The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) and NLA Media Access (NLA) are separate licensing bodies that represent separate publication repertoires. Organisations making copies from a variety of media will invariably find they will benefit from holding both licences....
Failing to obtain a CLA Licence puts your organisation at risk of copyright infringement. Infringing copyright law is undesirable for any public sector organisation, potentially resulting in legal consequences and financial penalties, as well as a risk of reputational damage....
While subscriptions grant your local authority access to the content, there’s a crucial distinction between accessing and having the right to copy and share that content. Many publications have explicit copyright statements prohibiting copying, storing, or sharing....
Yes, as of May 2025, the CLA Public Administration Licence permissions were updated to allow the lawful copying and inclusion of published content to prompt permitted generative AI tools to generate outputs (subject to the terms and conditions of your licence)....
Thousands of UK organisations, including local authorities, use media monitoring providers to access media coverage. There are limitations set in the agreement between CLA and these Media Monitoring agencies. Specifically, it only permits one recipient in the organisation to receive the coverage, and it restricts further sharing, saving, and copying of received media coverage....
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Law Licence FAQs

The same content reuse practices that established pharmaceutical organisations carry out also apply to early-stage biotech. Putting a copyright framework in place from day one supports IP governance, simplifies onboarding, and provides evidence of operational rigour during investor due diligence....
The licence gives professional employees at law firms and barristers’ chambers the right to re-use extracts from millions of published digital and print publications, including articles supplied by media monitoring agencies....
The CLA Law Licence permissions permit the lawful copying and inclusion of published content to prompt permitted generative AI tools to generate outputs (subject to licence terms). With these new permissions, outputs from these prompts can be used for internal purposes such as presentations, meetings and briefings, staff training, internal comms and reporting, as well as some permitted external use....
An Extended Multinational Law Licence is also available, simplifying licensing for global firms and improving efficiencies in licence costs and document sharing. The fee metric is slightly different to the standard Law Licence from CLA....
The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) and NLA Media Access (NLA) are separate licensing bodies that represent separate publication repertoires. Organisations making copies from a variety of media will invariably find they will benefit from holding both licences....
Your Media Monitoring Agency is covered under their CLA licence to send clippings to you, their clients. Under their licence, one person can receive a clipping, view it once, and print and retain a hard copy....
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Interim service

We are working to a go-live date of 1 August 2024....
If your HEI uses the DCS, you will be able to place an order through the ‘order from EHESS’ button as usual. The CLA team will then liaise with the British Library to manage the order to closure or upload of scan....
The copyright fee element of an EHESS fee is set by the publishers for their titles. There is an agreed default fee for any title where the publisher has not set a specific fee (currently £30 for a book chapter and £38 for a journal article)....
The British Library used to receive and manage the majority of orders via API, and had automated internal systems for almost all aspects of the service. These have not yet been rebuilt and so the management and processing of orders will be more manual....
Since the British Library doesn’t yet have all digital systems running, the service will be provided in a more manual way. Key differences include: An increased supply turnaround (from 48 hours to 4 days) A pre-approved copyright fee acceptance of up to £45 per extract A cancellation limit of 24 hours from placing an order (after which the order will be in process and so cancellation will not be possible) This service currently applies to print material only, not digital sources...
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Higher Education Licence FAQs

The same content reuse practices that established pharmaceutical organisations carry out also apply to early-stage biotech. Putting a copyright framework in place from day one supports IP governance, simplifies onboarding, and provides evidence of operational rigour during investor due diligence....
Any member of staff can copy under the Licence – but some HEIs do restrict the making of digital copies for course provision to certain members of staff. It depends how your HEI has decided to best manage its obligations under the Licence....
Our standard licence lets an institution copy an extract from a published work – e.g. a single chapter from a book, two articles (or more in some scenarios) from a magazine, or 10% of the total publication....
Registered students and members of staff – and, if your institution is collaborating with another licensed HE institution on a research project, staff and postgraduate students of that institution (please see our separate guide for more information)....
You can copy up to the following amount for each course (or each individual purpose, such as a staff training event or meeting), whichever is the greater: 1 whole chapter from a book 2 whole articles from a magazine/journal issue (or any number of articles, see below) 1 whole scene from a play 1 whole paper from a set of conference proceedings 1 whole report of a single case from a volume of judicial proceedings 1 short story, poem or play (not exceeding 10 pages in length) from an anthology OR 10% of the total publication....
The DCS is available to all HEIs with a CLA HE Licence at no extra cost. If you’re interested in a product demo, or would like to get started, contact our team on intouch@cla.co.uk...
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Further Education Licence FAQs

The same content reuse practices that established pharmaceutical organisations carry out also apply to early-stage biotech. Putting a copyright framework in place from day one supports IP governance, simplifies onboarding, and provides evidence of operational rigour during investor due diligence....
The CLA Education Licence does not allow you to share copies made under the Licence with anyone outside of your organisation. Please see the user guidelines and terms and conditions of the CLA Education Licence for the definition of who is considered an authorised user....
You can make copies up to the extent limit (5% / one chapter or article) per course per academic year and per student contingent, i.e. if you want to make copies from the same book for a different course with a different set of students, the full extent limit for the publication applies again to that course and student contingent....
If the students are registered with the FE college, then the 5% / one chapter extent limit applies. The 10% / one chapter extent limit is only available to CLA Higher Education Licensees....
All state-funded schools in the UK hold the CLA Licence through central agreements with regional education bodies. Most Independent schools also hold the licence, but just check with IAPs, SCIS or CLA....
Staff and students at your school or college can receive copies made under the licence. The key thing to remember is that the copy must be secure to your institution. It should not be shared outside the school, or put on a public facing website....
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EHESS FAQs

This service provides a way to purchase CFP copies, which can sit in your library stock and/or be copied under the CLA Education Licence. This differs from Library Privilege or Inter Library Loans, where material is supplied but cannot be used under the Licence, as your Institution does not own the content....
If you do not hold a copy of the original item in your collection you will need to order using the Copyright Fee Paid service. One Copyright Fee Paid copy can be used over multiple courses, as long as the material is still included in the relevant CLA Licence and is within the extent limits for that licence....
If you are purchasing a CFP copy to place in your library stock, then no, but if you intend to copy the material then any purchases made via EHESS or EFESS should be checked against the Check Permissions search tool before ordering to ascertain Licence coverage....
If you have a question about your invoice or balance, or would like to top up your deposit, please contact education.renewals@cla.co.uk...
Please contact customer@bl.uk ...
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EFESS

If you do not hold a copy of the original item in your collection you will need to order using the Copyright Fee Paid service. One Copyright Fee Paid copy can be used over multiple courses, as long as the material is still included in CLA’s Licence and is within extent limits....
If you are purchasing a CFP to place in your library stock, then no, but if you intend to copy the material then any purchases made via EFESS should be checked against the Check Permissions search tool before ordering to ascertain Licence coverage....
It is entirely up to you whether you choose the pre-pay option or to pay monthly. There is a reduced service charge when paying in advance....
Payment is made to the CLA. You can pay monthly or pay in advance. Invoices and statements will be despatched from the CLA on a monthly basis. Once CLA has received transaction data from the British Library, it will be accessible to view online via a link issued when your account is confirmed....
Yes. A signed Agreement with the CLA is required and an additional account with the British Library dedicated to your EFESS orders will need to be set up....
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Education Platform FAQs

Under the terms of your licence, CLA may ask you to participate in a Data Collection Exercise, helping us capture the content and resources you use, in order to remunerate the authors, publishers and visual artists that created that content.  ...
We are working on new opportunities for the UK schools’ and colleges sector and will be sharing updates as soon as we can. For now, you can browse our teaching resources or sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date with the latest from CLA. ...
The Education Platform will no longer be available to make digital copies for sharing with students. ...
CLA ran the Education Platform (EP) with the support of publishers as a pilot over the COVID-19 years, ensuring teachers and students could still access quality published content whilst teaching remotely.  ...
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Education Platform closure FAQs

Under the terms of your licence, CLA may ask you to participate in a Data Collection Exercise, helping us capture the content and resources you use, in order to remunerate the authors, publishers and visual artists that created that content.  ...
We are working on new opportunities for the UK schools’ and colleges sector and will be sharing updates as soon as we can. For now, you can browse our teaching resources or sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date with the latest from CLA. ...
The Education Platform will no longer be available to make digital copies for sharing with students. ...
CLA ran the Education Platform (EP) with the support of publishers as a pilot over the COVID-19 years, ensuring teachers and students could still access quality published content whilst teaching remotely.  ...
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Education Licence FAQs

The same content reuse practices that established pharmaceutical organisations carry out also apply to early-stage biotech. Putting a copyright framework in place from day one supports IP governance, simplifies onboarding, and provides evidence of operational rigour during investor due diligence....
All state-funded schools in the UK hold the CLA Licence through central agreements with regional education bodies. Most Independent schools also hold the licence, but just check with IAPs, SCIS or CLA....
The CLA Education Licence covers individual educational establishments on a single school’s site, and copies can be shared with teachers in an individual school. These copies may not be shared across a group of schools such as a MAT....
Staff and students at your school or college can receive copies made under the licence. The key thing to remember is that the copy must be secure to your institution. It should not be shared outside the school, or put on a public facing website....
You can make as many copies as are needed to see that each student and any staff supporting the class has access to a copy. It’s fine to put the copy on the VLE or intranet, just make sure it’s secure to your school or college....
If your school or college purchases or subscribes to a digital product like an e-book platform, that will usually come with a licence agreement – known as your primary licence agreement....
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DCS FAQs (UK)

Please contact the DCS team at the CLA via this email address: InTouch@cla.co.uk...
In partnership with the British Library, CLA are able to offer an efficient, cost-effective document supply service for all UK HEIs: the Enhanced Higher Education Supply Service (EHESS). The workflow is built into the DCS, giving an efficient, streamlined service....
The DCS integrates with six major Library Management Systems: ExLibris Alma, SirsiDynix Symphony, Capita Alto, OCLC Worldshare, Innovative Sierra and PTFS Koha. Integrations are quick and easy to set up and allow automatic checks of ownership of material in your library catalogue. ...
Library and digitization teams do. Lecturers, tutors and students will never see the DCS interface, only the links shared on reading lists or VLEs. CLA’s dedicated DCS team will provide library teams with a full demo of the DCS and walk you through how to make requests based on your HEI’s preferences....
Students will need to authenticate in order to view the content you share via the DCS. HEIs can choose from EZProxy, Shibboleth or, OpenAthens, as well as IP authentication for on campus access....
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DCS FAQs (Republic of Ireland)

Please contact the DCS team at the CLA via this email address: InTouch@cla.co.uk...
In partnership with CLA, ICLA are making the EHESS service available to Irish HEIs with all the benefits of reduced cost and streamlined workflow. EHESS orders are charged on a per-order basis. ...
The DCS integrates with six major Library Management Systems: ExLibris Alma, SirsiDynix Symphony, Capita Alto, OCLC Worldshare, Innovative Sierra and PTFS Koha. Integrations are quick and easy to set up and allow automatic checks of ownership of material in your library catalogue. ...
Library and digitization teams do. Lecturers, tutors and students will never see the DCS interface, only the links shared on reading lists or VLEs. CLA’s dedicated DCS team will provide library teams with a full demo of the DCS and walk you through how to make requests based on your HEI’s preferences....
Students will need to authenticate in order to view the content you share via the DCS. HEIs can choose from EZProxy, Shibboleth or, OpenAthens, as well as IP authentication for on campus access....
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Cwestiynau cyffredin

Gallwch gadw’r recordiad am bythefnos ar ôl iddo gael ei wneud, ac ar ôl hynny dylid ei ddileu.  ...
Mae’n well ei gwneud hi’n glir bod y recordiad wedi’i wneud o dan y Drwydded Darllen yn Uchel.   Rydym yn argymell datganiad fel hyn ar y ffeil neu’n agos ati:   Mae’r recordiad NEU’R ffrydiad byw hwn wedi’i ddarparu o dan Drwydded y CLA gyda thelerau defnydd penodol....
Dim ond os bydd y CLA yn cysylltu ac yn gofyn i chi ei gofnodi yn ystod un o’n Hymarferion Casglu Data sampl arferol. Fel arall, na.  ...
Mae’r Drwydded yn cwmpasu rhannu mewnol – drwy eich mewnrwyd ddiogel, er enghraifft. Nid yw’r drwydded hon yn caniatáu i chi roi’r recordiad ar safle cyhoeddus fel YouTube.  ...
Gallwch, gall arwyddwr gyd-fynd â’r geiriau.  ...
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Courses FAQs

The same content reuse practices that established pharmaceutical organisations carry out also apply to early-stage biotech. Putting a copyright framework in place from day one supports IP governance, simplifies onboarding, and provides evidence of operational rigour during investor due diligence....
This online course takes between 30 to 40 minutes to complete. It is self-paced, and breaks can be taken throughout....
The course covers the following areas: 1. The basics of copyright. 2. Copyright Licences (Creative Commons, Public Domain & Blanket Licences). 3. Collective Management Organisations (CMOs): what are they and how do they work?...
Pricing is dependent on business size (there is no restriction on user numbers). Please enquire directly for further details....
No, you cannot pass or fail the course. This course is designed to elevate your knowledge and understanding of copyright and how everyday actions in the workplace may break the law, by guiding you through an interactive storyline....
CLA’s Copyright in the Workplace course provides a foundational understanding of copyright law in the workplace. The Copyright Companion tool has been developed to further support employees with ongoing questions around copyright, and permissions granted under the CLA Business Licence....
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Copying Guidelines & Permissions FAQs

Our business and public administration licences allow unlimited storage on a company intranet provided that the publisher is signed up to our licensing scheme and the publication is covered. To see if a publication is covered under the licence please use the Check Permissions search tool on our website....
You will need to get permission from the map publisher. Standard licences are available from most major map publishing companies such as Street Map and the Ordnance Survey....
You will need to ask for permission from the owner of the copyright or obtain permission from the Design and Artists Copyright Society....
You can make copies when you have one of our licences....
Some of our licences permit copying from certain digital publications. You can use our Check Permissions search tool to find out if you’re covered. If the publisher is not included in our repertoire, then you will need to contact that publisher directly to obtain permission....
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Content Supply FAQs

Each of CLA’s initiatives relies on publisher supplied content for various purposes.  ...
The type of content CLA is looking for depends on which initiatives you choose to opt in to. There is no one‑size‑fits‑all requirement. Instead, we work with each publisher to identify the titles and formats that will deliver the greatest impact—both for educators and for your licensing revenues. ...
Providing content to CLA delivers a set of concrete benefits for publishers. It strengthens the visibility and usability of your works across schools and higher education, ensuring educators can access high‑quality, licensed versions rather than relying on ad‑hoc or poor‑quality scans....
Supplying content increases visibility, improves attribution, and expands the pool of legitimate, licensable use. Those three factors together create the conditions that increase the chances for higher and more accurate collective licensing revenues. ...
EPUB 2.x/3.x, web-ready PDFs (crop marks not removed), standard XML, and cover images (PNG, JPG, SVG). ...
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Business Licence FAQs

The same content reuse practices that established pharmaceutical organisations carry out also apply to early-stage biotech. Putting a copyright framework in place from day one supports IP governance, simplifies onboarding, and provides evidence of operational rigour during investor due diligence....
The licence gives organisations the right to re-use extracts from millions of published digital and print publications, including articles supplied by media monitoring agencies. It provides protection against the risk of copyright infringement and includes an indemnity against legal action and the associated costs....
The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) and NLA Media Access (NLA) are separate licensing bodies that represent separate publication repertoires. Organisations making copies from a variety of media will invariably find they will benefit from holding both licences....
Your Media Monitoring Agency is covered under their CLA licence to send clippings to you, their clients. Under their licence, one person can receive a clipping, view it once, and print and retain a hard copy....
Yes, as of May 2025, the CLA Business Licence permissions were updated to allow the lawful copying and inclusion of published content to prompt permitted generative AI tools to generate outputs (subject to the terms and conditions of your licence)....
On each occasion, you may copy a chapter of a book, a single article from a periodical, or up to 5% of a publication, whichever is the greater. For digital publications such as websites that are not conventionally structured, you should ensure that copying is limited to small extracts that are equivalent to these limits....
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Biotech Start-up FAQs

The same content reuse practices that established pharmaceutical organisations carry out also apply to early-stage biotech. Putting a copyright framework in place from day one supports IP governance, simplifies onboarding, and provides evidence of operational rigour during investor due diligence....
Pharmaceutical Licence fees are based on the number of professional employees, so smaller teams pay smaller fees. Contact us for a quote tailored to your headcount and international presence....
Yes. The CLA Pharmaceutical Licence includes Workplace Generative AI permissions, allowing the lawful copying and inclusion of opted-in published content to prompt permitted generative AI tools to generate outputs (subject to the terms and conditions of your licence)....
While subscriptions grant access to content, there’s a critical distinction between accessing content and having the rights to copy and share it. Many publications include explicit copyright statements prohibiting copying, storing or sharing, so subscriptions do not automatically grant reuse rights....
Yes, under certain conditions. You can send copies for regulatory submissions (in any jurisdiction), patent applications, or medical information requests. Sharing for external marketing is not permitted....
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