Copyright, Photocopying, UK Music and Musicians

Colleagues in IAML (UK and Ireland) advise us that 'the Music Publishers’ Association has recently published a revised Code of Fair Practice, which is available on its website here: http://www.mpaonline.org.uk/content/code-fair-practice'

This summary comes from Claire Kidwell, the Chair of the IAML(UK and Ireland) Trade and Copyright Committee, with thanks:-

"The salient changes are as follows:

•The terms ‘copy’ and ‘copies’ have been clarified as meaning ‘any form of graphic reproduction of a printed music publication as well as the transcribing of music notation’ (see page 6)

•In consultation with the various music performance exam boards and the British & International Federation of Festivals, a permission has been added that enables copies to be made for adjudicators and performance examiners (provided the performer has legitimately obtained his/her copy) (see point 10, page 8)

•In consultation with the British Dyslexia Association, a permission has been added that enables a copy to be made by, or on behalf of, a person with dyslexia or any other type of reading impairment (provided the individual has legitimately obtained his/her copy) (see point 11, page 8)

These positive developments [...] have already been gratefully received by many librarians and library users." 

Inclusive Arts Practices (Tues 16 April)

Inclusive Arts Practices: implications for Higher Education learning and teaching

 

9:30am - 4:30pm, Tue 16 April 2013
Alexander Gibson Opera Studio
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 3DBT

Higher Education Academy
Discipline Workshop & Seminar Series, 2012-13

Designed to bring together disabled and non-disabled performing artists, teachers and learners, this one day seminar tackles the often difficult issues surrounding inclusive arts. Practitioners and thinkers in the field, including Solar Bear, Caroline Bowditch and Drake Music Scotland, share their experiences and seek to kick-start the development of a manifesto for disability performing arts education.

Themes will include:

• Pathways for talented disabled young actors/musicians to performing arts HEI's
• Training deaf actors
• Ethical and pedagogical implications of inclusive arts practice
• Creating an inclusive aesthetic

All places are free but must be booked at rsvpevents@rcs.ac.uk.

A draft schedule is available on booking.

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2013/Seminars/Disciplines_AH/GEN290_RCS

Wheelchair accessible building.
Sign Language Interpretation will be available throughout the day.


Contact Dr Anna Birch a.birch@rcs.ac.uk for further information.

Pathways to the Profession: Scottish Dance Theatre Symposium

Pathways to the Profession Symposium

West Park, Dundee.  19th-20th January, 2012 

Royal Conservatoire Research Lecturer Anna Birch is Documentation Advisor for this industry changing Symposium!

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ln January 2012, Scottish Dance Theatre and partners host the Pathways to the Profession Symposium which will explore the issues inhibiting the inclusion of physically and sensory disabled people in the performing arts.

Website

Accessible formats for learners with special needs

JISC, TechDis and the Publishers Association have collaborated in producing this online resource:-

Guide to obtaining publications in alternative formats

Here's what they say by way of introduction:-

The guide is for anyone who needs to source text books in an alternative format for a reading impaired learner. This is potentially a complicated area.

Disability law protects disabled learners by requiring the educational institution to make appropriate provision. Copyright law protects publishers from inappropriate copying of textbooks.

Between these two sets of rights are the staff who have to provide alternative formats in a timely manner to disabled learners. In most cases the optimum accessibility solution is to obtain the textbook in electronic format. This allows immediate personalisation of text size, colours and contrast. In addition, electronic text is usually an important intermediate stage for the production of non-text formats such as audio or braille.

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Flickr image from msbellee, with thanks.