National Copyright
5. How to clear rights (where there is no statutory licence or voluntary agreement in place)
You should always check whether copyright in the work has expired. If the work is still in copyright and the proposed use, reproduction or communication of the work is not covered by a statutory or other licence or any of the statutory exceptions then the educational institution will need to obtain permission direct from the copyright owner.
The first step is to identify the author and the copyright owner of the work.
(a) Books/ stage plays/ screenplays
(b) Photographs, illustrations and other artistic works
- the author or their representative gallery
- the publisher if the work is published as a post card, poster or in a book or magazine
- Australian Publisher Association: www.publishers.asn.au
- VI$COPY: www.viscopy.com
- National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA): www.visualarts.net.au
- Illustrators Australia: PO Box 1174, St Kilda South, Victoria 3182 ph: 1300 720 181
- The Society of Advertising, Commercial and Magazine Photographers of Australia:www.acmp.com.au
(c) Films, videos and DVDs
(d) Television
- the production company
- the free to air broadcaster or pay television provider
- Screenrights: www.screen.org
(e) Radio
(f) Music
(g) Grand Right Works
(h) Sound Recordings
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