What options do dyslexic people legally have today?
Fair dealing means that you can copy a reasonable amount but only for non-commercial research or private study without having to get permission. Non-commercial has been added recently. There is no legislation on what this means and interpretations vary. A good guide might be what you are allowed to copy under the CLA (Copyright Licensing Agency) Photocopying Licence. Leeds University Library has paraphrased these more readably: A certain amount of copying is allowed under “fair dealing” for “non-commercial research or private study”. Since the law does not clearly define the amount of original material that can be copied, the Society of Authors issued guidance in 1965: • One article from any one issue of a journal (even if that one article is the whole issue); • One chapter or up to 5% (whichever is greater) of a book or similar publication; • Up to 10% of a short book of up to 200 pages (Library Association guidelines • One poem or short story of up to 10 pages from an anthology, or •
