Copies of my programs are available for sale on EnhanceTV – who gave permission for this?
Since 1990 the Australian Copyright Act has allowed copies of programs to be made from television broadcasts by, or on behalf of, an educational institution. The institution doesn’t need to obtain individual permission from each copyright owner, however it does pay an annual licence fee for this use. Screenrights collects these fees, licenses educational institutions monitors copying and distributes the money it collects to the rightsholders. In 2006/07 Screenrights distributed almost $20 million to producers, writers, musicians, broadcasters and other copyright owners in programs. Although most institutions do their own copying, some order copies of programs through resource centres, such as the one on EnhanceTV. Not for profit resource centres have been set up since 1990 with the sole function of copying for educators at Screenrights licensed institutions. Copies are provided at cost and the resource centre must have a Screenrights licence. Individual copyright owners therefore do no
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