I think that the signature is required because underneath the licenses,
there is still an Act of Parliament (CDAP 1988) and a Statutory Instrument
(Copyright (Librarians and Archivists) Copying of Copyright Material
Regulations 1989 which (as far as I know) have not been repealed.  I haven't
any plans to stop taking signatures because, the signature is covering a
specific legal declaration and a request, to a librarian, to supply a copy
of an article to a requester.  Besides, not everything is covered by the CLA
licence and so the copyright declaration signature can still be necessary.
I tried clicking on the 'excluded works' page last week, but the link was
broken when I looked.  Using the HE model, we have had an HE CLA licence for
several years and we have always taken signatures.  I tend to think that the
NHS CLA licence is aimed at users doing departmental copying rather than
librarians, as this group has always been the group at most risk of
copyright infringement.

I think it is extremely important for the FAQs relating to the new licence,
to be published ASAP. I  think it could cause serious problems for
librarians because we haven't had the opportunity to see the 'small print'
yet.

It's possible that Charles Oppenheim or Sandy Norman may be able to help us
with our quandary.

Chris Fowler
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Christine Fowler
Head of Health Care Services Division
University of Southampton Library
Health Services Library, Mail Point 883,
Southampton General Hospital
Southampton, UK SO16 6YD
Tel: 023 80 796542/796543


----- Original Message -----
From: "Isla Kuhn" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 5:42 PM
Subject: new copyright agreement for NHS staff


> Hi,
> I was explaining our ILL request procedure to a GP today and he was
> wondering why he needed to sign a copyright form for each request in light
> of the new NHS copyright agreement that was reported in the Independent
> today.
>
> Am I alone in not knowing anything about this?
>
> Not finding anything on the Independent website, I went to the CLA, and
> found these 2 stories (both dated 24th JANUARY!)
>
> http://www.cla.co.uk/have_licence/gov/gov_nhs.html
>
> http://www.cla.co.uk/media/press_releases/press67.html
>
> We will be talking to the Copyright Officer at the university but in the
> meantime has anyone heard of this? Does anyone know the implications for
> University libraries serving an NHS population?
>
> thanks,
> Isla
>
>
> Isla Kuhn
> Primary Care, Community and
> Mental Healthcare Librarian
>
> Clinical Sciences Library
> Leicester Royal Infirmary
>
> Tel: 0116 252 3279
> Fax: 0116 252 3107
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>