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• Am I entitled to record or perform cover versions?
• Am I infringing copyright if I use other drawings as a guide when I am creating my own drawing?
• Are personal letters protected by copyright and, if so, who owns copyright in them?
• Are there standard rates for using text?
• Can a choir copy sheet music for use in rehearsal and performance?
• Can copyright be renewed or revived once it has expired?
• Can I avoid infringement by paraphrasing?
• Can I convert vinyl records onto CD?
• Can I convert vinyl records that my clients own onto CD?
• Can I copy a computer program for personal use?
• Can I copy a photograph that is over 50 years old from a book without the permission of the publisher?
• Can I copy excerpts of videos and TV programs to use in training?
• Can I import CD ROMs for sale?
• Can I import videos and laser disks containing films for sale?
• Can I make a backup copy of a CD ROM?
• Can I mount an exhibition of photographs?
• Can I put an article or images I have downloaded from the Internet on my organisation’s intranet?
• Can I put an article we have downloaded from the Internet on my organisation’s intranet?
• Can I rent or lend films and videos?
• Can I reproduce a quote or extract if I change it a little?
• Can I reproduce Australian currency?
• Can I reproduce statistical information from a publication?
• Can I tape a CD I own to use in my cassette player?
• Can I tape TV programs for viewing at a more convenient time?
• Can I use a work which is protected overseas but not in Australia?
• Can I use another person’s artwork without permission if I make changes?
• Can I use another person’s work without permission if I make changes?
• Can I use family photographs to illustrate my history?
• Can I use it if it’s anonymous or has no copyright notice?
• Can I use lyrics from a song?
• Can I use teaching methods that are described in a book?
• Can I use the title of a song?
• Can I use work software at home?
• Can material on the Internet be copied freely?
• Can our organisation copy newspaper and journal articles to distribute to staff?
• Can we copy legislation and cases?
• Can we copy midi files?
• Can we copy text onto handouts and overheads?
• Can we make digital copies of frequently used articles from newspapers and periodicals and make them available to clients?
• Can we produce abstracts of published material?
• Can we provide a current awareness service by compiling a list of articles, books and other material or by copying the contents pages of journals we subscribe to?
• Do I have to pay a fee to a gallery to copy a work in its collection?
• Do I have to pay a fee to a gallery to copy a work in the gallery’s collection?
• Do I infringe copyright if I use only 10%?
• Do I need permission from people I photograph?
• Do I need permission to arrange a piece of music?
• Do I need permission to copy a photograph of an art work from a book?
• Do I need permission to copy a photograph of an artistic work from a book?
• Do I need permission to copy a photograph of an artwork from a book?
• Do I need permission to do a parody version of a song?
• Do I need permission to lend or rent books?
• Do I need permission to link my web site to another web site?
• Do I need permission to link our web site to other web sites?
• Do I need permission to make a collage?
• Do I need permission to make a painting or drawing based on a photograph?
• Do I need permission to make copies of a painting I own?
• Do I need permission to paint in the style of another artist?
• Do I need permission to photograph a building?
• Do I need permission to photograph cars and aeroplanes?
• Do I need permission to photograph or draw public art?
• Do I need permission to photograph public art?
• Do I need permission to put copyright material such as text, music and film footage on the Internet?
• Do I need permission to put material such as text, music and film clips on the Internet?
• Do I need permission to scan and alter an image to create a new work?
• Do I need permission to screen a video or film?
• Do I need permission to translate a work?
• Do I need permission to use music as backing to a video?
• Do I need permission to use photographs which contain a company’s trade mark?
• Does “fair dealing” apply to material on the Internet?
• Does my organisation need a licence to play music on “hold”?
• Does permission need to be in writing?
• Does sampling infringe copyright?
• Does the photographer have the right to charge for subsequent prints made from the negatives?
• How can I get extra copies of a photograph where there is a copyright notice on the back of the photograph and the photographer has long since gone out of business?
• How can I get extra copies where there is a copyright notice on the back of the photograph and the photographer has long since gone out of business?
• How do I contact an author if a publisher has not responded to my requests?
• How do you get permission to use a photograph if you don’t know who took the photograph?
• I bought a computer which already had software loaded on it, but no disks or books were supplied with it. What should I do?
• I bought a new computer which already had software loaded on it, but no disks or books were supplied with it. What should I do?
• I bought a second-hand computer which already had software loaded on it, but no disks or books were supplied with it. What should I do?
• I have paid for a photograph – am I entitled to the negative?
• I want to put newspaper articles on the Internet. Whose permission do I need?
• I want to quote a work already quoted elsewhere; do I need permission from the people who quoted it before?
• I want to use graphs, tables and diagrams from a publication. Do I need to obtain permission?
• I want to use graphs, tables and diagrams from another source; do I need to obtain permission?
• I’m videotaping my nephew’s wedding next week. Who do I need to get a copyright clearance from?
• I’m videotaping my nephew’s wedding next week. With whom do I need to clear copyright?
• If I commission a programmer to write software for me, do I own the copyright in the software?
• If I say where a quote came from, can I use it without permission?
• If I say where the quote came from, can I use it without permission?
• If I use a translation, from whom do I need permission?
• If I use another person’s work for a non-profit purpose, do I need permission?
• If I use it for a non profit purpose, do I need permission?
• If I use it for an educational purpose, do I need permission?
• If someone has already written about a particular topic or theme, can I also write about that topic or theme?
• Is CD rental legal?
• Is it an offence to buy pirate videos?
• Is plagiarism the same as copyright infringement?
• Is plagiarism the same as infringing copyright?
• Is there a list of works which are in the public domain?
• Is there a register of copyright material that I can search?
• Is there a standard letter to send to a copyright owner for permission?
• Is there any problem with using clip art or CD ROM photos to illustrate my document or as part of our logo?
• Is there any problem with using clip art or CD-ROM photos to illustrate my newsletter?
• We have commissioned a graphic artist to create a logo ; do we own the copyright? If not, in what ways can we use the logo?
• What are my obligations if I rent out space which is sometimes used for the screening of videos and films?
• What are the penalties for copyright infringement?
• What are the penalties for copyright infringement?
• What can we do with a training manual we commission?
• What copyright clearances do I need if I want to film my child’s end of year ballet performance?
• What copyright issues do I need to consider if I want to film my child’s end of year ballet performance?
• What if I can’t find the copyright owner?
• What if I cannot find the copyright owner?
• What if the copyright owner is dead or has gone out of business?
• What is the standard royalty for the use of music on CD, video or multimedia products?
• Where do I get permission to reproduce text?
• Where do I get permission to screen a film?
• Who are APRA and PPCA and why am I being asked to pay to play the radio, CDs and tapes in my business?
• Who is liable for infringement by an employee of a company or other organisation?
• Whose permission is needed to copy photographs from books and magazines?
• Will I have to pay royalties for the use of text?