We have produced the below member-only guidance in consultation with NLA Media Access and the Copyright Licencing Agency (CLA).

Recommended media/newspaper licencing arrangements - updated September 2018

Please review the below which is a guide to a common licencing arrangement for the majority of in-house teams and consultancies:

NLA Media Access - covering the majority of national, regional and specialist newspapers (excluding the Financial Times)

Recommended licencing arrangements:

  • For all: The Simplified License (May 2020)  (provides the same cover as the current Business and Web End User Licence combined, allowing you to make or receive web, digital (e.g. scan, email, PDF) and paper copies from all the titles we represent. Plus copying limits and user numbers are much simpler to understand.) 
  • For all: Extended Access  (allows users to view publisher content for up to one year).  
  • For all: Indefinite Access  (allows users to access their content indefinitely, unlike the Extended Access which is limited to 365 days) 
  • For all: Standard Business licence  (covering copying and distribution of articles within your organisation) 
  • Consultancy only: Public Relations licence or the new PR Client Service licence  (if you copy or supply articles to clients from both printed and online media.  
  • For all: Web End User licence  (if you receive news alerts and links to online newspaper articles directly from a media monitoring service) 
  • For all: Corporate Website Republishing licence  (if you post headlines, text extracts and PDF files on your corporate sites and via social media) 
         
Do I need a licence to forward links from newspaper websites to clients and colleagues?

No, you don't need an NLA licence unless publisher terms and conditions state otherwise.

Do I need a licence to access online newspaper content provided to me by media monitoring agencies?

Yes. You will need a Web End User Licence from the NLA. This is subject to your media monitoring agency supplying this content via an email alert (a paid for service).

Broadcast Media

Executive Interviews define the essential criteria public relations professionals need to follow and avoid when displaying and distributing broadcaster content both internally and externally. Find out more information on the right procedures to follow and the license's available in this short document - Dos and Don’ts for Displaying and Distributing Broadcaster Content Internally and Externally (PDF).   

General information

Further information

If you have any questions, please contact CIPR's Policy Officer, Liam Taylor [email protected]