National Copyright

1.11 Dealing with copyright (assignments and licences)

(a) Assignments and Transmission

Copyright ownership can be assigned to another or left to beneficiaries in a will.

Assignment clauses are common in independent contractor agreements, especially where the contractor is creating copyright material to be used by the commissioner.

(b) Licences

Copyright can also be licensed. A licence is a form of permission. This means the copyright owner can authorise another to use or reproduce the copyright work. The Copyright Act also creates some statutory licences under which people can reproduce the whole or part of the copyright material on the terms set out in the Act. The right of schools to copy material is often contained within the Act.

• 1. Copyright

• 1.1 What is it?
• 1.2 Some common misconceptions
• 1.3 What is protected?
• 1.4 What does it not protect?
• 1.5 Requirements for copyright protection
• 1.6 Who owns copyright?
• 1.7 Some exceptions to the general rule of copyright ownership
• 1.8 How long does it last?
• 1.9 How do I work out if something is still in copyright?
• 1.10 What rights are granted to the copyright owner?
• 1.11 Dealing with copyright
• 1.12 Collecting Societies
• 1.13 How is copyright infringed?
• 1.14 Defences and exceptions to infringement
• 1.15 Statutory Licence Schemes
• 1.16 Liability of schools and individuals for copyright infringement and remedies
• 1.17 Moral Rights
• 1.18 Performer's Rights
• 1.19 Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights (ICIPR)

• 2. What can i copy / communicate?
• 3. Copying for Special Purposes
• 4. Copyright issues of interest to Schools
• 5. How to clear rights
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Appendices