The Australian Government appointed the Copyright Agency to manage the 'statutory licence' in the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) that allows educational institutions to copy and share text and images for educational purposes.
The current agreement with Copyright Agency provides that you can copy or communicate a work under the New Statutory Licence if the amount is no more than the amount that would have been permitted under Part VB.
The Government also appointed Screenrights to manage the statutory licence that allows educational institutions to copy and share broadcast content, such as documentaries shown on television. There are also arrangements in place with other copyright bodies for other copyright-based activities, such as performance of music.
There are no copying or communication limits for broadcasts under the New Statutory Licence (this was also the case under the Part VA statutory licence).
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