Can a school record its own audiobooks and place them in the library for students to borrow?
A school cannot record an audiobook if there is an audiobook of the title available commercially. However, if there is no audiobook of the title available within 30 days at the normal price for such an audiobook, a school may record its own version. If there is an audiobook product available for purchase, a school may only record one chapter or ten percent of the book. (This recording is covered by the educational licence arrangements – specifically, the statutory licence under Part VB of the Copyright Act. The statutory licence arrangements are managed centrally by the Department on behalf of all Victorian Government Schools.
