Licensing content comprising multiple copyright works to the school sector

The Le@rning Federation (TLF)

Nicky Pitkanen

Nigel Ward

Copyright of ContentTLF Content Non-TLF Content

TLF original content is supplemented with third party content

Primary Licensees

TLF licenses central bodies; licences cover multiple users & licence terms are broad

TLF

Governmentsystem

Catholic Education

Commission /

Independent School

Association

Diocese / AffiliationGroup / School

Teachers / students

Governmentsystem

Teachers / students

Diocese /AffiliationGroup / School

Broad licences

Broad licences

Sequence of Events

Licences are executed before content is developed

1. License 2. Develop 3. Distribute

License TLF Content & Non-

TLF Content rather than

learning objects

Try to license in Non-TLF

Content on ‘agreed’ terms

Vary licence terms using

‘special conditions’

‘Gold rush’ learning object: Non-TLF Content is acknowledged and a Conditions of use describes user rights

Communicating Copyright & Terms

Describing & Licensing Content

IP is described at a granular level

TLF Content Non-TLF Content

IP recordIP record

Describing & Licensing ContentConditions

of Use

Licence(TLF Content)

Licence(Non-TLF Content)

Content bundle

TLF Non-TLF

IP IP

Content with same IP categories is bundled together and assigned licence protocols

Special conditions

generated & inserted into Conditions of

Use

Future Licensing Model

Licence(Non-TLF Content)

Licence(New Content)

Conditionsof Use

Derivatives of content are licensed by creating a new IP record, new bundle and adding a new licence

Licence(TLF Content)

Content bundle

TLF Non-TLF New

IP IP IP

Key elements of TLF model

• Broad & few licence protocols

• Small number of licensees (not licensing to end-users)

• Execute licence before developing content, then vary terms with ‘special conditions’

• Underpinning information system

• License derivativeswithout having to re-license

original copyright