AIRTO member Jisc is to take responsibility for the Copyright Negotiating and Advisory Committee’s (CNAC) work to negotiate copyright licences on behalf of the higher education (HE) sector. This applies to the four main copyright collective management organisations (CMOs):
- The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA)
- The Educational Recording Agency (ERA)
- The Newspaper Licensing Agency Media Access (NLA)
- Printed Music Licensing Limited (PMLL)
The move recognises Jisc’s expertise in licence negotiations and the importance of the HE sector adopting more systematic approaches to the negotiation of all its agreements with key suppliers and rights holders.
Jisc already negotiates licensing agreements for more than 300 software and digital content solutions including corporate systems, teaching and assessment tools and cyber security. Working with the CNAC will allow Jisc to grow its efforts to save the HE sector money, improve the terms and conditions of use and increase efficiency savings.
