HSC: All My Own Work What is copyright and what does it protect? How does it relate to me?

HSC: All My Own Work

What is copyright and what does it protect?

How does it relate to me?


Copyright protects what writers, artists and musicians have created.

This is called “intellectual copyright”.

It gives them exclusive rights to authorise copying and communication of their work.People earn money from their creative work.


Copyright also protects creative works from being used without the copyright owner’s permission.

People earn money from their creative work.


Scenario

I have produced an original t-shirt design. Is it protected by copyright?


Yes

Automatically covered by copyright.You do not have to register in Australia, it is free and automatic. It is recommended thatyou place a copyright notice on your work.


Question

You want to use part of someone else’s design on your T-shirt.

Can you do this?


Yes and no

If the part (no matter how big) is instantly recognisable as that person’s work, then you must get permission.

Is it more than 70 years after their death?


Question

Will you always have to pay a royalty for using someone else’s design or a sample of someone else’s music in your own work?


Sometimes you will need to pay.

(Make sure you always get an answer in writing.)


Question

Is your own web page covered by copyright?


Yes

Your web page is protected by copyright as you are the creator of an original work.


Question

Does copyright protect ideas?


No.

Protection is for the format.

Ideas or inventions need a patent.

IP Australia register designs.


Copyright Act 1968

Legally grants and regulates the exclusive right of authors and creators in Australia to control the use of their work and their means to earn a living.


There are some exceptions…….


“Fair dealing”

Statutory Licences for educational institutions.


Question

How much copying can a student do?


10% or one chapter of a book

One whole item from an anthology (<15 pages)

One article from a journal


Question

How long does copyright last?


Generally until 70 years after the author’s death.

Then it enters “public domain”.


Question

Is the Copyright Act ever updated?


The Copyright Act 1968 is amended from time to time to keep up to date.


Question

Are there exemptions from seeking copyright permission?


“Fair dealing”

“Fair dealing” for purpose of reviewing

Statutory licences for educational institutions


Why is it important to respect intellectual property?


Promote creative communities and rich cultures

Promote freedom of speech and expression

It is wrong to steal!


Question

Can you charge someone who wants to use your design as part of their work?


Yes

You can charge them money when giving permission.

They must still acknowledge your work

“attribution”.


Question

What are some common infringements of copyright?


Copying a video, DVD, film, logo or picture or pirates a CD or computer game.

Everyone deserves the right to earn money from selling their original work.


Question

Is there a cultural copyright in place to protect indigenous communities?


Not yet.

Copyright protects individual work instead of traditional work of groups.

WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation) with the UN (United Nations) is drafting one.


Copyright in a digital environment

Is there a difference?


Similar limits apply in the digital environment

Check for a copyright notice online -

not always copyright free

Copyright is international


Copyright Act was amended in 2000.

Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000 gives owners on the Internet certain exclusive rights including the right to reproduce material and the right to communicate the material to the public.


Question

What is communication right?


It’s an extra right in addition to copyright associated with the internet.

- Transmission of material- Joint author and publisher


Question

Does “copyright-free” always mean that I can just use an image or content?


Not always

There may be obligations such as attributionregistration orsubscription


Question

How can you download copyright-free images?


Read the “Terms of Use” and “Copyright” sections on the website carefully.

If not there, it is copyright-free.


Question

What is the international symbol for copyright?


©


Question

How do you contact an author or web page creator to ask for online copyright permission?


Through the web site

Get answers in writing


Music and copyright

Music and images in digital media and on the internet are subject to copyright – unless there is a clear statement by creator.


Any “substantial portion” requires permission that is not used for study or review purposes.

(Even a tiny portion may be instantly recognisable)


Four rights associated with music:

Reproduction rightCommunication rightPerformance rightMechanical right


Music performance rights APRA – Australasian Performing

Right Association

Music for advertisementsAMCOS - Australian Mechanical

Copyright Owners’ Society


Question

How do you get copyright permission for music?


Lots of people to be contacted !

3 copyrights –Musical workLyricsSound recording


You may have to contact the recording company and music publisher for licences. Email a band’s website or contact AMCOS.

No set fee – negotiate!


Tips and hints

Know the requirements of copyright

Check the copyright details of any material you wish to use

Copyright is the same whether digital or print

“Substantial portion”


APRAAMCOSCopyright AustraliaScreenrights AustraliaAustralian Copyright CouncilCopyright Agency LimitedAPAASAALCAIP AustraliaNational Copyright Guidelines


NSW Board of Studieshttp://amow.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au All my own work Module – Copyright

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