What restrictions apply to the use of recordings?
Programmes may only be recorded, retained, stored and copied by licensed establishments for non-commercial ‘educational purposes’. Although the law does not define this term, licensees will be familiar with types of activities which are commercial in nature, e.g. promotional, which are not purely ‘educational’. For clarification, here are some examples of excluded uses: • Showing recordings for entertainment purposes, whether or not the audience has made a payment or donation to see the performance • Including recordings or extracts in any corporate materials e.g. video, CD or DVD to promote the establishment, student societies or facilities within the establishment • Using stills from recordings on the establishment’s website or in any other corporate material e.g. a promotional prospectus • Sale or commercial hire of recordings It also applies to any other licensed broadcast services. These cover both radio and television services.
