The ERA Licence

• Show clips or copies of whole programmes from our Members’ output for educational purposes (this includes films).
• Use clips from our broadcasters’ websites and catch-up services.
• Any number of copies can be made and retained.
• Copies can be kept for as long as an ERA Licence is held.
• Share programmes or clips on VLEs and embed clips in presentations.
• Access recordings via an approved third party for example Clickview Exchange or eStream.
• Students can access ERA licensed material over a secure network on or off-site in the UK.

• Upload ERA licensed content onto public social platforms such as YouTube or Twitter
• Adapt or tamper with the original broadcast (e.g. removing the soundtrack or altering the original meaning).
• Incorporate of ERA Licensed material into a new work for public consumption or display.
• Any kind of commercial activity, for instance promotional activity.
• Public performances.
• Access ERA copies outside of the UK or make those copies available outside the UK.
• Circumvention of existing Digital Rights Management restrictions.

You can read the full Terms & Conditions for the ERA Licence here.

You will require a licence if staff or students at your establishment make or use copies of programmes or clips from ERA’s Broadcaster Members for educational purposes. This includes showing clips or programmes from our Members’ catch-up services, such as BBC iPlayer.

ERA Licence tariffs

The current published tariffs agreed with our stakeholders are:

• Primary 52p per student 
• Secondary £1.08 per student 
• Further Education £1.55 per full-time equivalent
  student 
• Higher Education £2.54 per full-time equivalent
  student.

Licence fees are subject to VAT and all our fees are based on the current published tariffs.

In some cases, group licences have been negotiated and abatements have been applied to reflect the savings to ERA on administration costs.

How to calculate the cost of your establishment’s ERA Licence

Licence fees are based on the number of full-time students or full-time equivalent students multiplied by the applicable tariff. Methods of calculating a full-time equivalent student vary from sector to sector and discounted licence fees may apply to certain group licence arrangements. Please contact ERA directly for an accurate quote.