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Re: Photocopy licences for UK Higher Education

Ther eis nothing equivalent in France.

A special tax is included when buying any copier and the Ministery, a few years
ago, made a deal with the publishers but, to my knowledge, it restricts severly
the right of copying.

Nevertheless I am not aware of any move form the rectors about this matter.

Yves

Howard Flack a écrit :

> Mike Dacombe forwarded the following to me. I'd be interested in hearing
> everyone's comments especially
>  cc J. Helliwell
>
> Sally Morris wrote:
>
> > As you no doubt know, the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals
> > (CVCP) of the UK universities - now renamed Universities UK - has referred
> > the Copyright Licensing Agency to the Copyright Tribunal in relation to its
> > photocopying licence for UK Higher Education.   You can find full details on
> > the CLA website at http://www.cla.co.uk
> >
> > The UUK contention is that the CLA licence is unfair and far too expensive,
> > and they would like to see the rate per student reduced to about a tenth of
> > its current level, and for course pack copying to be included in the flat
> > fee (at present, this type of copying is paid for on a transactional basis).
> > This would not only have the effect of dramatically reducing the income to
> > authors and publishers from this source.  In addition, it would make
> > photocopying such an attractive option that purchases of books and journals
> > could only suffer severely.   The knock-on effect on other CLA licences
> > would make the whole enterprise unviable, so that 'one-stop' licensing would
> > disappear and universities would have to go back to dealing with publishers
> > individually.
> >
> > The CLA is gathering its evidence for the hearing, which will most likely
> > take place after the summer.  It would be enormously helpful to have letters
> > of support from those ALPSP members which are learned societies, since you
> > represent both the academic community and its publishing interests.  If a
> > senior UK academic within your organisation would be willing to write such a
> > letter, either to me or direct to the CLA, that would be enormously helpful.
> >
> > Many thanks
> >
> > Sally
> >
> > Sally Morris, Secretary-General
> > Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
> > South House, The Street, Clapham, Worthing, West Sussex BN13 3UU, UK
> >
> > Phone:  01903 871686 Fax:  01903 871457 E-mail:  sec-gen@alpsp.org
> > ALPSP Website  http://www.alpsp.org
> >
> > Learned Publishing is now online, free of charge, at
> > www.learned-publishing.org
>
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