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Article: Libraries face charges for photocopying
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 20, 1994
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PUBLIC libraries are likely to have to pay millions of pounds in
copyright charges from as early as next year as publishers and
authors crack down on the illegal reproduction of their material.
The Copyright Licensing Agency, which is demanding payment for
the licence to make photocopies of copyright material, believes
charges are almost certain. Colin Hadley, its chief executive,
said: "The British Library photocopies 2.6 million copies of
journal articles every year, so we are very interested in what is
going on in British libraries."
It also argues that a precedent was set when public libraries
agreed similar copyright licences with the British Phonographic
Industry for the rights to lend ...