Patrons accept responsibility for making a copy of a copyrighted work. It is in the library's interest to ensure that no copy is supplied to a patron without that patron's written acceptance of their legal responsibilities pertaining to that particular copy.
All copyright copies in UK, Australia, and Spain and copies for academic patrons in New Zealand require a signature acknowledging copyright terms.
Follow the below instructions to assure your patrons are aware of and have acknowledged copyright regulations in your country.
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.
Note: For an explanation of each available field, please see Request Form fields.
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.
Regio |
Copyright Compliance |
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Australia |
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Canada |
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New Zealand |
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Spanje |
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United Kingdom |
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For additional information on editing your Borrower Constant Data, please see Borrower Data.
The borrower should retain evidence of the patron's signature on each copy request for a minimum number of years depending on location.
Locatie | Retention period |
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Australia | 4 years |
New Zealand | No requirement to retain signature beyond the life of the request |
Spanje | No requirement to retain signature beyond the life of the request |
UK | 6 years as defined by UK statute of limitations (1980) regarding contracts |
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:
Copyright type | Example copyright text |
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S50 - for S49 client S50 - for parliamentarian S50 - for collection |
This request complies with Section 50 of the Copyright Act 1968. |
s50(7) - for collection, previously supplied |
AUS:S50(7) - An interlibrary request for the Document has been made under Section 50 for the purpose of inclusion in the Library’s collection. Any copy of the Document previously supplied for inclusion in the Library’s collection has been lost, destroyed, or damaged. |
S50(7A) - for collection, more than a reasonable portion S50(7B) - for collection, electronic |
AUS:S50(7A) & S50(7B) - After reasonable investigation, I am satisfied that a copy (not being a second-hand copy) of the work cannot be obtained within a reasonable time at a reasonable price. |
S183 - Commonwealth | AUS:S183(C) - Copy required for the services of the Commonwealth – Please copy and supply as agent for Requesting Library. |
S183 - State | AUS:S183(S) - Copy required for the services of the State – Please copy and supply as agent for Requesting Library. |
S43 - Judicial proceedings | AUS:S43 - Reproduction for purpose of judicial proceedings or professional advice. |
S200AB - Special case | AUS:200AB - Special case. Supply meets the conditions of the Act. |
Australian Licence | AUS:GB - Permitted under license. Please supply as agent for requesting library. |
Australian Copyright Cleared | AUS:CCS - The supply of this document has been cleared. |
Fair Dealing | Canadian Copyright Act 2012 |