{"id":7039,"date":"2024-11-06T09:27:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T09:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=7039"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:03:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:03:59","slug":"copyright-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/copyright-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Copyrights Library"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Copyright protects creators by giving them exclusive control over their creative works, enabling institutions manage resources responsibly, and supporting educational access within the law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Copyright Act No. 98 of 1978<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Governs copyright in South African and it aims to protect the rights of authors, producers and creators regarding their original works (i.e. literary, musical and artistic works, cinematograph films, sound recordings, published editions and computer software). Copyright provides an incentive for creativity and a means of financial compensation for authors and creators of intellectual property.<\/p>

All use of copyright material is governed by the principle of \u2018Fair Dealing\u2019 in Section 12(1) of the SA Copyright Act. Under the provisions of the Act, libraries and archive depots are authorized to supply photocopiers or other reproductions. One of the provisions is that the photocopy or reproductions is not used for any purposes other than private study or personal or private use.<\/p>

PRACTICAL ASPECTS &\u00a0APPLICATION OF VUT\u2019S BLANKET COPYRIGHT LICENCE\u00a0Click\u00a0HERE<\/a><\/p>

COPYRIGHT DECLARATION\u00a0FORM<\/a><\/p>

FQA \u2013 BLANKET LICENCE<\/a><\/p>

Reporting\u00a0procedure<\/p>

Please print the form,\u00a0complete and send to the library, care of Mr Josie Moabelo, 1st<\/sup>\u00a0Floor, Digitization and Copyright.<\/p>

As from 2011, DALRO will be expected to account to rights\u2019 holders on the\u00a0method of dissemination<\/em>, i.e. paper vs electronic, of their copyright-protected material. \u00a0It is therefore essential to ensure that, in respect of every licensed item reported to DALRO under VUT\u2019s blanket licence, it is clearly indicated whether it had been disseminated by way of paper copies (hand-outs, course packs, etc.) or by electronic means (institutional intranet, library\u2019s electronic reserve, CD-ROM, etc.).<\/p>

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