Copyright Policy for PLD Resources

Welcome to PLD’s Copyright Policy page. This policy outlines the permitted and prohibited uses of all PLD resources, including School Licence and Individual Licence resources, printed books, and downloadable materials. Your use of PLD resources is subject to Australian Copyright Laws and the Statutory Education Licence, as well as PLD’s Terms and Conditions. By purchasing or accessing PLD resources you agree to comply with these conditions and failure to do so may result in charges being brought against you &/or your employer.

General Principles

  • PLD’s resources are protected by copyright.
  • The Statutory Education Licence allows for specific educational uses.
  • Unauthorised use, reproduction, or distribution is prohibited.
  • It is essential to adhere to the terms of your specific licence (Individual or School).
  • The use of PLD’s name, identity, branding, or any elements from PLD programs, or any content created by users that incorporates PLD elements, on third-party platforms (whether for free or for a fee) is strictly prohibited without explicit written authorisation from PLD.
  • ‘Authorised Purchaser’ refers to the person or organisation who completed the initial purchase of the resource(s).
  • ‘Authoriser User’ refers to an individual who is or who has been granted permission by the ‘Authorised Purchaser’ to use the resource(s).
School Licence Resources Individual Licence Resources Hard Copy Published Books Use-case examples Downloadable Resources and Screening Tools
School Licence Resources
  • School Licence resources can only be shared by the Authoriser Purchaser with current employees of the Authorised School.
  • Sharing with anyone who is not a direct employee of the Authorised School is in breach of these terms.
  • Sections 1.1 and 1.2 below, outline in detail what is permissible and not permissible under a School Licence.

How School Licence Resources CAN be Used

Under the Statutory Education Licence, the Authorised School is permitted to:

  • Access and read the resource content.
  • Display the School Licence resource on an Interactive Whiteboard, projector, or smart TV.
  • Print up to 10% of the School Licence resource per calendar year.
  • Copy and share text and images (e.g. word lists or dictation passages) for use in a lesson plan or presentation, provided that:
    • It is solely for educational purposes.
    • The Authorised Purchaser is covered by a ‘remuneration notice’ (a legal framework allowing educational institutions to copy and communicate copyrighted material for educational purposes).
    • The content is not shared with anyone outside the Authorised User’s classroom

How School Licence Resources CAN NOT be Used

Under the Statutory Education Licence, the Authorised School is NOT permitted to:

  • Alter, adapt, or create derivative works from the resource, beyond the specific permissions granted for copying and sharing text/images.
  • Duplicate, download or otherwise replicate the School Licence resource, including copying or printing more than 10% of the School Licence resource per calendar year.
  • Incorporate any of PLD’s intellectual property into another resource (e.g. teacher-created student workbooks) without written approval from PLD.
  • Save a copy of more than 10% of the School Licence resource’s content, or any derivative work exceeding 10% of the original content, to a shared drive, intranet, portal, or other networked site.
  • Share the School Licence resource with or provide access to someone not employed by the Authorised School.
  • Incorporate PLD resources, such as (but not limited to) phonic flashcards, word lists, or dictation passages, into digital presentations (e.g. PowerPoint/Slides) which are then saved on a school network or shared drive, where colleagues can access and use across classrooms.
Individual Licence Resources

An Individual Licence grants the same usage rights and restrictions as a School Licence, but is solely for use by one (1) individual user.

How Individual Licence Resources CAN be Used

Under the Statutory Education Licence, the Authorised User is permitted to:

  • Access and read the resource content.
  • Display the resource on an Interactive Whiteboard, projector, or smart TV.
  • Print up to 10% of the Individual Licence resource per calendar year.
  • Copy and share text and images (e.g. word lists or dictation passages) for use in a lesson plan or presentation, provided that:
    • It is solely for educational purposes.
    • The Authorised Purchaser is covered by a ‘remuneration notice’ (a legal framework allowing educational institutions to copy and communicate copyrighted material for educational purposes).
    • The content is not shared with anyone outside the Authorised User’s classroom.

How Individual Licence Resources CAN NOT be Used

Under the Statutory Education Licence, the Authorised User is NOT permitted to:

  • Alter, adapt, or create derivative works from the resource, beyond the specific permissions granted for copying and sharing text/images.
  • Duplicate, download or otherwise replicate the Individual Licence resource, including copying or printing more than 10% of the Individual Licence resource per calendar year.
  • Incorporate any of PLD’s intellectual property into another resource (e.g. teacher-created student workbooks) without written approval from PLD.
  • Save a copy of more than 10% of the Individual Licence resource’s content, or any derivative work exceeding 10% of the original content, to a shared drive, intranet, portal, or other networked site.
  • Share the Individual Licence resource with or provide access to anyone else.
  • Incorporate PLD resources, such as (but not limited to) phonic flashcards, word lists, or dictation passages, into digital presentations (e.g. PowerPoint, Slides) which are then saved on a school network or shared drive, where colleagues can access and use across classrooms.
Hard Copy Published Books

How PLD’s Books CAN be used

For PLD’s Hard Copy Published Books, under the ‘Statutory Education Licence’, the Authorised Purchaser is permitted to:

  • Access and read the book content.
  • Present or display the book to students within the Authorised Purchaser’s classroom.
  • Photocopy or print up to 10% of the Book per calendar year.
  • Copy and share text and images (e.g., a phonic word list or dictation passages) for use in a lesson plan or presentation, provided that:
    • It is solely for educational purposes.
    • The Authorised Purchaser is covered by a ‘remuneration notice’ (a legal framework allowing educational institutions to copy and communicate copyrighted material for educational purposes).
    • The content is not shared with anyone outside the Authorised Purchaser’s classroom.

How PLD’s Books CAN NOT be Used

Under the Statutory Education Licence, the Authorised Purchaser is NOT permitted to:

  • Alter, adapt, or create derivative works from the resource, beyond the specific permissions granted for copying and sharing text/images.
  • Create duplicate copies for the purposes of sharing access with someone other than the Authorised Purchaser.
  • Copy more than 10% of the Book per calendar year.
  • Incorporate any of PLD’s intellectual property into another resource without written approval from PLD.
  • Save a copy of more than 10% of the book’s content, or any derivative work exceeding 10% of the original content, to a shared drive, intranet, portal, or other networked site.
Downloadable Resources and Screening Tools

How PLD’s Downloadable Resources and Screening Tools CAN be Used

For PLD’s Downloadable Resources and Screening Tools, under the ‘Statutory Education Licence’, the Authorised School is permitted to:

  • Access and read the resource content.
  • Display the resource on an Interactive Whiteboard, projector, or smart TV.
  • Print or photocopy an unlimited number of the resources per calendar year.
  • Share printed or electronic copies of the resources with other people, provided that the resources are shared in their entirety and are not modified in any way.
  • Copy and share text and images (e.g. snip a word or dictation passage for usage in a lesson plan or presentation), provided that:
    • It is done solely for educational purposes.
    • The Authorised Purchaser is covered by a ‘remuneration notice’ (a legal framework allowing educational institutions to copy and communicate copyrighted material for educational purposes).
    • The new content is not shared with anyone outside the Authorised Purchaser’s classroom in any way.

How PLD’s Downloadable Resources and Screening Tools CAN NOT be Used

Under the ‘Statutory Education Licence’ the Authorised School is NOT permitted to:

  • Alter, adapt, or create derivative works from the resource, beyond the specific permissions granted for copying and sharing text/images.
  • Incorporate any of PLD’s intellectual property into another resource without written approval from PLD.
  • Save the downloadable resource onto a shared drive, intranet, portal, or other networked site.
Use-case examples

The following table provides examples of use-cases that are and are NOT permitted by the Authorised Purchaser or an Authorised User.

Use-case✅ What is permitted ✅❌ What is NOT permitted ❌
Access & Present the resource content (without modification, snipping or digital use)✅ Access and read the PLD resource in full.
✅ Present the PLD resource in full (without snipping of modification) on an Interactive Whiteboard, projector, or smart TV (i.e. displaying the full pages or using devices such as a USB Document Camera).
✅ Present the PLD resource in full to students within the Authorised Purchaser’s classroom.		❌ Books: N/A
❌ School Licences: Sharing with or being accessed by staff not currently employed directly by the Authorised Purchaser’s school.
❌ Individual Licences: Sharing with or being accessed by anyone other than the Authorised Purchaser.
Print or photocopy up to 10% of the resource across a full school per year.✅ Copying or printing of up to 10% of a resource per calendar year, providing the following conditions are met:
✅ For educational purposes.
✅ The usage is within the Authorised User’s classroom.		❌ Copying or printing more than 10% of a resource within a calendar year.
Create &/or Share Digital
Presentations (e.g. PowerPoint/Slides) for educational classroom use
✅ Create digital presentations incorporating PLD materials (without modification) for class presentations (e.g. snip and insert phonic flash cards, a  phonic word list word and a dictation passage) for use in a lesson plan presentation, providing the following conditions are met:
✅ The content used does not exceed 10% of the resources.
✅ The digital presentation is only saved & accessible by the Authorised Purchaser.
✅ The digital presentation is not shared with anyone.
✅ The digital presentation is only presented in the classroom of the Authorised Purchaser, by the Authorised Purchaser.		❌ Create digital presentations incorporating PLD materials (without modification) for class presentations (e.g. snip and insert phonic flash cards, a  phonic word list word and a dictation passage) for use in a lesson plan presentation that:
❌ Uses more than 10% of a resource within a 12 month period. OR
❌ Stores this content on a shared/networked drive that is accessible to anyone other than the Authorised Purchaser. OR
❌ Is shared with anyone other than the Authorised Purchaser.
❌ Is presented outside the classroom of the Authorised Purchaser or by someone other than the Authorised Purchaser.
Storage of Digital
Presentations (e.g. PowerPoint/Slides) Containing PLD Content
✅ Save/store digital presentations that include PLD content for their own classroom use on a personal device.❌ Store the digital presentations that include PLD content on a shared drive, portal, school network or other online location where it can be accessed by anyone other than the Authorised Purchaser.
Storage, Modification or Distribution of PLD Manuals✅ Save/store the downloadable manuals for their own classroom use on a personal device. 
✅ Print or photocopy an unlimited number of the resources per year.
✅ Share printed or electronic copies of the resources with other people, provided that the resources are shared in their entirety and are not modified in any way.		❌ Save/store the downloadable manuals on a shared drive, portal, school network or other online location when it can be accessed by anyone other than the Authorised Purchaser.
❌ Modify the resources in any way without written permission from PLD.
❌ Share a modified version without written permission from PLD.
Storage, Modification or Distribution of PLD Downloadable Materials. E.g. Milestone & Fact sheets✅ Digital distribution of information and milestone sheets via official school email, app or other online platform is permitted, provided the material is shared in full (i.e. not modified in any way) and PLD is acknowledged as the source.❌ Replication, modification or amendment of PLD’s downloadable resources is not allowed without prior written permission from PLD.
Distribution of Content on Online Platforms. e.g. Teachers Pay Teachers, Etsy or others❌ Distribution of any original, modified, adapted or other content sourced from PLD resources, either for free or for a price, is not allowed without prior written permission from PLD.
Important Notes
  • PLD may track the usage of School Licence & Individual Licence resources and downloadable materials.
  • The 10% restrictions mentioned are outside of PLD’s control as they are imposed by Australian legislation and enforced by the Copyright Agency, whom you can contact or learn more about at https://www.copyright.com.au/. Breaching these terms may result in legal action.
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