Making accessible copies for students with a Print Disability
Under certain conditions, universities may be able to make sound recordings, Braille versions, large-print versions, translations and photographic/picture versions of literary or dramatic works for students, without infringing the copyright owner's rights.
However, the university must first make a reasonable investigation (i.e., contact the publishers/vendors) that no such version is commercially available within a reasonable time period at an ordinary commercial price.
All copies made for CQUniversity must be made by Equity and Diversity. Please contact equity-enquiries@cqu.edu.au for details.
The Australian Copyright Council has produced Print Disability Copyright Guidelines which are available at http://www.copyright.org.au/disability .
Master copies
The licence also allows the making of master copies under certain conditions. For example, a booked may be scanned and stored in digital format for making multiple copies on request. The Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) provides a searchable catalogue of master copies at http://masters.copyright.com.au which lists other institutions who have already made copies and will share them, in a effort to save time and resources.
Masters and all copies must carry the relevant warning notices.
Note that if you request a digital file from a publisher, you may enter into an agreement with the publisher about how the material will be used. You should make sure you are aware of, and comply with, any of the terms and conditions on which the digital file is provided. A Sample Agreement for publishers and print disability organisations is provided in conjunction with the Guidelines.
