A three-year deal has been agreed on copyright licensing for schools that ministers say will save up to £6 million.
The agreement has been reached between the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) and the Department for Education (DfE).
It will mean that from April 2013, the DfE will manage a national CLA Schools Licence for all state-maintained schools in England. This licence allows schools to copy materials from books, magazines and websites legally. In addition, the deal will also include a new licence from the Music Publishers Association to cover items such as printed sheet music.
It follows the government's recommendations in the Hargreaves Review to simplify the licensing process for copyright users.
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