CLA and Universities UK / SCOP are pleased to announce agreement on a trial 
licence that allows member universities and colleges of Higher Education (HE) 
to photocopy and scan extracts from books, journals and magazines, should they 
wish to participate in the trial.

The trial licence represents a significant step in the collective licensing of 
rights within HE: for the first time institutions can scan under a licence on 
terms similar to those that currently apply to making photocopies. The new 
scanning rights will help HE institutions to meet the demand for electronic 
based learning and teaching material.

The rights incorporated in the trial licence will allow designated individuals 
to create and distribute to students scanned copies of extracts from 
UK-published books, journals and magazines.

Diana Warwick, Universities UK Chief Executive, said: "I am pleased that 
co-operation between the CLA and UUK/SCOP has enabled this valuable addition 
to the existing licence to be agreed."

There are also new obligations for licensees; in particular there are new 
requirements for data reporting and auditing of scanning within institutions, 
which will allow UUK/ SCOP, and CLA to determine the overall impact of the 
trial. Additionally, by collecting the data, CLA is able to maintain accurate 
distribution of licence fee revenues to authors, artists and publishers.

Des Brennan, CLA Business Development and Customer Services Director said: "We 
are delighted that HE institutions will now be able to enjoy the benefits of 
this enhanced licence. CLA, along with its rightsowners, will be working with 
Universities UK and SCOP to ensure that the higher education sector is 
familiar with the terms of the trial licence."

If you take out the new licence you would no longer need to make separate 
arrangements for digital copying, e.g. either via HERON or directly using 
CLARCS. If you subscribe now, the licence will be backdated to 1 August 2005. 
Alternatively, you can opt in from February 2006.

A full list of documents relating to the licence is available on the CLA 
website at www.cla.co.uk.

***If you wish to apply or would like further information about the trial
licence 
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