Screenrights - copyright licences - New Zealand

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New Zealand

Copying television and radio

With a Screenrights audiovisual copying licence, your staff can copy the best educational programmes for use in the classroom - as often as they like.

A Screenrights licence lets you record anything from television (pay tv or free to air) or radio, without having to obtain permission from each of the rightsholders. You can also download AV material that has been legally made available online, including podcasts, vodcasts or programmes from the Internet. There are no limits on the amount of a program you can copy nor on the number of copies you can make. There are also no constraints on the type of program you can copy nor on the channel from which you can make the copy.

Use the latest technologies

A Screenrights licence lets you store, access and play recordings using the latest digital technologies, such as E-cast, Clickview and Digital Video Commander systems. These systems also control AV content shown on interactive whiteboards and other display devices.

Find out what's on and the best ways to use it in teaching

Once your school has a Screenrights licence, you can subscribe to our free weekly TV email guide, listing the best upcoming educational programmes according to learning ares, so that you can plan your recording schedules.

You can also download free study guides to help you teach, and become part of our network of educators, exchanging tips for using programmes in class.

Once you have the licence, simply email your name, phone and your school's name to schooltv@screenrights.org (with "subscribe" in the subject line), and the email guide will come to you weekly.

Online Community for NZ Schools

Screenrights has created the EnhanceTV Community as a free place for educators to network and learn through blogs and forums, with an exclusive group for Screenrights licensed schools in NZ. Maybe another school copied something you missed? Connect and share copies of programs. Ask other teachers how they’ve used a program in class, or give your own tips. When you sign up to the EnhanceTV Community, you can then request access to the NZ Schools Group.

Schools covered under the Screenrights licence

Please contact us to check if your school has a licence.

Getting a Screenrights licence

The licence has been established under provisions in the New Zealand Copyright Act that provide schools with access to an important educational resource while ensuring that the rightsholders who make the programs educators want to use are paid for their work. Screenrights is a non-profit company that distributes all money it collects to the copyright owners in the programs you use, after deducting its administrative overheads only.

For $3.88 per student per year, your school can give each student unlimited access to a world of teaching resources. Your school can copy whatever it wants, whenever it wants. (The licence rate for schools is current to 30 June 2010.)

NZSTA form

The New Zealand Schools Trustees Association (STA), representing copyright associations, sends an invoice around May each year to all schools. Simply tick the Screenrights box, pay STA, and start recording. Alternatively you can download an application form here (52k)

Most of the time you don't even need to keep a record of what you've recorded. Copying is monitored using statistical sampling. Schools selected for the sample are given advance notice and training.

Copying without a Screenrights licence

Your school may be liable for copyright infringement under the New Zealand Copyright Act if you've copied TV programmes for the classroom, unless you've obtained permission from all the relevant copyright owners.

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