Types of copying

The Licence enables you to make paper copies and digital copies:

Paper copies

• Photocopies of extracts from printed books, journals, periodicals,
  magazines, law reports and conference proceedings.
• Printouts of extracts from digital publications.

All printed books, journals, magazines, law reports and conference proceedings published in the UK are covered by the Licence, unless they have been specifically excluded.

For printed books, journals, magazines, law reports and conference proceedings published outside the UK, many are covered – but it depends on whether we have a reciprocal repertoire agreement in place and/or a direct international mandate with the relevant publisher. Individual exclusions can still apply.

 

Digital copies

• Scanned extracts from printed books, journals, periodicals, magazines, law reports and conference proceedings.
• Extracts copied from digital publications

If you want to scan from a US-published title and we don’t hold a direct international mandate from the publisher, take particular care, as these are treated differently: they must be specifically opted-in for scanning.

Many digital publications are also covered.

Digital titles published overseas usually need to be specifically opted in, although some of our reciprocal repertoire agreements include all digital titles published in that country unless they’ve been specifically excluded. We also have global mandates that include digital titles.

This text is intended for use as guidance only and not as a substitute for the CLA Licence terms themselves, which should be read in full. In the event of conflict between the two, the Licence shall prevail. For permissions not listed above, please contact the publisher direct.