National Copyright

1.6 Who owns copyright?

(a) Works - the general rule of copyright ownership

Subject to certain important exceptions, the owner of copyright in works is the author, or the person who put the work in a material form (eg, the writer, artist, composer, etc).

(b) Other subject matter - the general rule of copyright ownership

The maker is the owner of copyright in sound recordings, films and broadcasts.

This means that:

• the owner of copyright in a sound recording is the person who owns the material on which the first recording is produced (such as a record company)
• the owner of copyright in films is the person who made the arrangements for the making of the film (the producer)
• the owner of copyright in a broadcast will be the person who made the broadcast (the broadcaster)

• 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