Educational Recording Agency licence

Additionally, with an ERA Plus Licence, these recordings can be accessed online by students and staff, whether they are on University premises, at home, or elsewhere within the UK.

What Licensees Can Record

The ERA licence permits the recording of broadcasts intended for non-commercial educational use. A 'broadcast' is defined as a transmission that is not encrypted or encoded and is intended for general reception by the public. This includes scheduled free-to-air broadcasts on:

• BBC television and radio
• ITV Network services (including ITV2 and ITV3)
• Channel Four and E4
• Five television
• S4C
• Other licensed broadcast services, covering both radio and television.

ERA label requirements

All recordings or copies must be clearly labelled with the following details:

• Date of the recording
• Name of the broadcaster
• Programme title
• The statement: "This recording is to be used only for educational and non-commercial purposes under the terms of the ERA Licence."

ERA website

Open University membership

Since 1 July 2013, Open University Worldwide Limited is a member of ERA. This membership means that content previously licensed under separate OU off-air licences is now covered by ERA and ERA Plus Licences. For more details on this membership and access to recordings, please refer to the document linked below:

Further information

For further information on the University's ERA licence, please use the contact details below