Can teachers download articles and pictures, etc from the Internet for the purposes of instruction?
Yes, if such act is done to a reasonable extent. The Copyright Ordinance has already contained provisions which allow schools to download and makes copies, to a reasonable extent, copyright works for the purposes of instruction without obtaining the consent of the copyright owner. However, such acts must not conflict with the normal exploitation of the works by copyright owners or unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of copyright owners.However, if a licence to download the relevant works is available through an established licensing scheme, schools must obtain the licence before downloading and making copies of the works concerned.
