| Text and images | Sheet music and song lyrics | |
| Photocopying | 20 pages per publication; a maximum of half of the publication | 10 pages per publication; a maximum of half of the publication |
| Scanning |
20 pages per publication; a maximum of 20 % of the publication a scientific article published in a scientific journal in its entirety |
10 pages per publication; a maximum of 20 % of the publication |
| Printing out from the Internet | 20 pages per digital source | 10 pages per digital source |
| Copying and saving legally and freely available online material |
20 images or A4-sized pages per website a scientific article published in a scientific journal in its entirety 20 pages per e-book; a maximum of 20 % of the e-book |
10 A4-sized pages per website |
A maximum of 10 % of the total page number or 20 pages of an SFS standard, however no more than 20 pages of an SFS-standard, can be copied or scanned. However, main components of a standard, such as a key image, table or another similar element, cannot be copied alone. Standards in digital format can be copied and printed according to their individual licence terms.
See what is not allowed to be copied with our licence.
How many copies can be produced for the purposes of scientific research?
You may copy and scan printed publications and copy images and texts freely available on the Internet to the extent required by the purpose of use whenever the copying is essential to furthering the research.
Do you want to copy more?
If you want to use or copy material more extensively or in a different manner than enabled by our copying licence, you can request a permission directly from the author or publisher.