Copyright @ CDU: Photocopying and Scannning

In most cases you can only copy a reasonable portion of a work. A reasonable portion is: 

• 10% or one chapter of a book
• One article from any one issue of a journal - 2 or more articles from any one issue of a journal if the articles are relevant to the same unit of study
• For a digital or electronic item that is not divided into chapters, then 10% of the number of words can be copied

Charles Darwin University holds a statutory licence allowing CDU staff to copy and communicate "reasonable portions" of certain published texts for educational purposes without obtaining permission. The following conditions apply:

Books and dramatic works which are 10 or more pages in length

• Where the work is in hard copy form you can copy or communicate 10% of the number of pages or 1 chapter (whichever is the greater) from the published edition.
• Where the work is in electronic form (and is not subject to individual licence arrangements) you can copy or communicate 10% of the number of words or one chapter (whichever is the greater) from the published edition.

Periodical publications (journal articles, newspaper articles etc.)

• One article from a periodical issue can be copied or communicated.
• Two or more articles may be copied or communicated if they relate to the same specific subject matter.