Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

CULRSK501A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Monitor compliance with copyright and licence requirements

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Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency CULRSK501A - Monitor compliance with copyright and licence requirements
Description This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to monitor compliance with copyright and licence requirements in relation to collections held by Australian archives, galleries, libraries and museums.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit applies to individuals responsible for monitoring the organisation’s compliance with copyright and licence requirements regarding collections held in Australian archives, galleries, libraries and museums.Work is undertaken autonomously but in consultation with other colleagues and wider stakeholders.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites Not applicable.
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Ensure compliance with copyright legislation
  • Research information sources to keep abreast of information about copyright relevant to libraries and cultural institutions
  • Review organisational procedures to ensure consistency with copyright obligations and organisational policy
  • Identify gaps in procedures that need to be addressed and take action accordingly
  • Seek specialist advice as required
  • Advise relevant personnel about the legal and economic implications of copyright infringement and other legislative obligations
       
Element: Monitor licences for digital rights management
  • Identify materials within organisations that require licences
  • Research organisational protocols regarding licences and implications for digital rights management
  • Source information regarding licence agreements between own organisation and vendors of electronic resources
  • Explain to customers responsibilities in relation to licence and digital rights management
       
Element: Assess risks associated with private support by sponsors and donors
  • Review organisational procedures for accepting donations and sponsorship and culturally sensitive material to ensure consistency with organisational policy
  • Identify copyright and licence risks associated with these practices
  • Provide advice about identified risks to relevant personnel
       


Evidence Required

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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 third-party 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:

CULCNM502A Manage lending and borrowing processes for collections

CULIND401A Consolidate and maintain industry knowledge.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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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

problem-solving skills to review procedures and provide advice on updating as required

self-management 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:

agreement

capacity to contract and formalities

consideration

intention to create legal relations

freedom of information

privacy, including user information and photographs

Tax Ruling TR 2000/10 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 1968 (Commonwealth) and Copyright Regulations 1969 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.

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.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Research information sources to keep abreast of information about copyright relevant to libraries and cultural institutions 
Review organisational procedures to ensure consistency with copyright obligations and organisational policy 
Identify gaps in procedures that need to be addressed and take action accordingly 
Seek specialist advice as required 
Advise relevant personnel about the legal and economic implications of copyright infringement and other legislative obligations 
Identify materials within organisations that require licences 
Research organisational protocols regarding licences and implications for digital rights management 
Source information regarding licence agreements between own organisation and vendors of electronic resources 
Explain to customers responsibilities in relation to licence and digital rights management 
Review organisational procedures for accepting donations and sponsorship and culturally sensitive material to ensure consistency with organisational policy 
Identify copyright and licence risks associated with these practices 
Provide advice about identified risks to relevant personnel 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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