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Copyright guide Introduction What is copyright? What are the rules governing copyright? Who owns copyright? How long does copyright last? What can be copied? Fair dealing Incidental inclusion Copying for instruction and for examinations Performing a literary, dramatic or musical work Recording of broadcasts and cable programmes Parliamentary and judicial proceedings, Royal Commission or statutory enquiry Anonymous or pseudonymous works Works in electronic form How much can be copied? Books, journals and law reports Newspapers Microforms Theses and dissertations British Standards Crown and Parliamentary copyright material Maps Slides or transparencies Printed music Copyright Licences held by the University of Sheffield Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) Guide to the CLA Licence for digitising copyright material for teaching purposes Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) Off air recording Ordnance Survey Library Course Pack service Photocopying for research Guidance for Departments on dissemination of research papers and research results to avoid breach of copyright Copying for people with a visual impairment Copying electronic resources Copyright for eTheses Further Information

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