Non-US Copyright management and configuration

Add copyright acceptance to the Patron Request form

Add a copyright declaration along with an option for the patron to accept the copyright notification on the Patron Request form.  When the patron is logged in and accepts the copyright notification, this acceptance counts as a digital signature. 

 Note:  The patron copy request cannot be submitted unless the patron has accepted the copyright declaration.

1. In Service Configuration, on the left navigation, click WorldShare ILL > Request Forms..
2. Click the Article Request Form accordion.
3. If this is your first time customizing the form, you will see the default form.  See Request Form configuration for additional information on configuring your Request Form.
4. Click Add a Patron Section. Enter a Section Header title.
5. In the new Patron Section, click Add a field to display on this Section.
6. Select Copyright Declaration and enter your Copyright terms in the Field Values box.
7. Click Add a field to display on this Section.
8. Select Copyright Acknowledged.
   • This field is required and editable by default.
9. Click Preview to confirm that the form looks as you expect.
10. Click Save to save customizations to the form.

 Note: For an explanation of each available field, please see Request Form fields.

Borrowing staff interface

If Borrowing staff attempt to produce a copy request where the patron's copyright signature has not been obtained, they risk being held liable for any break of copyright caused by this copy request.

When the patron request form is submitted, the option to indicate that the patron's signature has been obtained should default to yes if the request form is properly formatted. For manually entered requests, staff will need to obtain and indicate that the patron has acknowledged the copyright directly for each borrowing request.

Alternatively, configure your Borrower Constant Data to include your Copyright Compliance and Copyright signature information.

1. From the OCLC Service Configuration, navigate to WorldShare ILL > Borrower Data.
2. Under the Copyright Compliance setting, indicate your compliance for copy requests depending on your location:

   Regio	Copyright Compliance
   Australia	Australian Copyright Cleared Australian License S183 - Commonwealth S183 - State S200AB - Special case S43 - Judicial Proceedings S50 - for S49 client S50(7) - for collection, previously supplied S50(7A) - for collection, more than a reasonable portion S50(7B) - for collection electronic S50 - for collection S50 - for parliamentarian
   Canada	Fair Dealing
   New Zealand	NZ Copyright Requirements
   Spanje	License Acquired According to Spanish Copyright Law
   United Kingdom	UK Copyright Cleared UK Fair Dealing

3. Click Save.

For additional information on editing your Borrower Constant Data, please see Borrower Data.

Lending staff interface

Borrowers are responsible for managing copyright based on their own country’s laws and regulations.  Lending staff will see the other library's copyright compliance statements when viewing incoming lending requests. New Zealand libraries will use a standard text but UK and Australian libraries' texts will vary according to the copyright type selected by the borrowing library.

Example copyright text that displays to the Lender: