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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

communication and teamwork skills to

share information with colleagues and customers on copyright and licence requirements

work collaboratively with others

initiative and enterprise skills to identify and recommend ways to manage risks to an organisation in relation to licences and digital rights management

literacy skills to read understand and interpret information agreements and licence conditions

planning and organising skills to collect analyse and organise information about copyright and licences

problemsolving skills to review procedures and provide advice on updating as required

selfmanagement skills to

prioritise work tasks and meet deadlines

follow organisational procedures

technology skills to use computer systems for research purposes

Required knowledge

awareness of laws in the following areas

contract law as it relates to licences including

capacity to contract and formalities

intention to create legal relations

freedom of information

privacy including user information and photographs

Tax Ruling TR Income tax public libraries public museums and public art galleries

digital preservation

licensing and the role of collecting societies

open source copyright licences

organisational policies protocols and procedures regarding copyright and licences

principal features of the Copyright Act Commonwealth and Copyright Regulations and how they apply to an organisation and library and archive exemptions

rights of copyright owners including digital rights management

sources of information and advice on copyright

protocols for handling culturally sensitive material including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural material

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to

source information about copyright relevant to an organisation

review policies procedures and licences to ensure compliance with legislation

follow procedures to minimise risk of infringements of copyright and licence conditions

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

relevant current legislation and regulations

organisational policies and procedures agreements and licences

appropriate computer resources for review of policies and procedures

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

direct questioning combined with thirdparty workplace reports of review of portfolio of evidence

verbal or written questioning to assess knowledge of copyright and licensing and implications for the organisation

research project to assess knowledge of legislation in relation to organisational policies and procedures

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular client groups consider the requirements of different age groups clients with English as a second language clients with disabilities remote library users etc

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended for example

CULCNMA Manage lending and borrowing processes for collections

CULCNM502A Manage lending and borrowing processes for collections

CULINDA Consolidate and maintain industry knowledge

CULIND401A Consolidate and maintain industry knowledge.

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Information sourcesmay include:	Aboriginal Artists Agency Attorney General’s Department Australian Copyright Council Australian Digital Alliance Australian Libraries Copyright Committee best practice case studies for recording and reporting on copyright and licensing commonwealth and state government agencies commonwealth, state and territory law copyright collecting societies, such as: Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) Photographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) Viscopy custodians of culturally sensitive material industry associations, such as: Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Museums Australia international associations, such as International Council of Museums (ICOM) lawyers specialising in intellectual property and collections law publications Smartcopying websites.
Information about copyrightmay relate to:	audio recordings audiovisual recordings copyright as a bundle of rights, including economic and moral rights copyright for different types of material, such as: literary works photographs duration of copyright fair dealing and use music oral histories warnings.
Organisational proceduresmay relate to:	acquisitions and deaccessioning copyright disposal and destruction donations exhibitions information security and access licences and digital rights management loan in and loan out of collection items privacy recording of collection items reformatting return of cultural objects sponsorships.
Copyright infringement relates to:	direct infringement of copyright indirect infringement of copyright organisations not complying with copyright legislation others infringing an organisation’s copyright.
Licencesmay relate to:	agreements between vendors and organisations agreements with collecting societies, such as: CAL screenrights AMCOS APRA Viscopy Creative Commons direct agreements between parties sectoral licences statutory licences, such as Parts VA and VB of the Copyright Act 1968.
Digital rights management may relate to:	access and copyright right to permit members of the public to access and retrieve on a computer monitor right to reproduce material in digital form right to store and archive in a database right to transmit, distribute or otherwise make information available in digital formats, such as: internet intranet CD and DVD.
Donations and sponsorship may include:	donations to public organisations gifts bequests sponsorship arrangements tax implications.