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Recent and forthcoming books
These are our recent and forthcoming books. You can order from our online shop, or download an order form, or email us.
You may also be interested in a complete list of titles, and in books listed by special interest.
Recently published titles
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| B130 | Special case exception: educators, libraries, collections | Dec 07 | A practical guide to the new s200AB for libraries, educational
institutions and cultural institutions. Section 200AB allows uses of
copyright material by these bodies for certain purposes where there is
a 'special case' and other copyright exceptions don't apply. | |
| B129 | 2006 copyright amendments | Dec 07 | This new book covers the important amendments to the Copyright Act in December 2006. They include new exceptions allowing time-shifting of tv programs for private use, space-shifting of recorded music (from CD to iPod, for example) and format-shifting of photographs, books and videos. Other changes include new exceptions for educators, libraries, galleries, museums and people with a disability; new anti-piracy measures; changes relating to technological protection measures; and changes to the jurisdiction of the Copyright Tribunal. | order online |
| B128 | Writers: copyright & moral rights | Oct 07 | A practical guide for writers covering issues such as ownership of copyright, licensing of rights, contracts, online publishing, Copyright Agency Limited, and quoting from other works. | order online |
| B127 | Copyright Essentials | Jan 07 | An accessible introductory guide to copyright, including why we have copyright, what's covered by copyright, who owns it, what you can do with copyright, when you do and don't need copyright permission, and what happens if copyright material is used without permission. | order online |
| B126 | Technology, contracts & paracopyright | Jan 07 | Gaining access to copyright material in the digital context has become contentious. This is because copyright owners are increasingly providing access to their material in ways that are subject to:
This discussion paper reviews the debate and reviews the legislation, including the relevant provisions in the Copyight Amendment Act 2006. | order online |
| B125 | Copyright & People with a Print Disability | Jul 06 | This book discusses a range of legal, practical and policy approaches to reducing legal barriers to making print material accessible for people with a print disability. The book complements our practical guidelines on copyright for individuals with print disabilities, print disability organisations and copyright owners. The guidelines are available on our website: click here. | order online |
| B124 | Fair Use: Issues & Perspectives | Feb 06 | As a result of Parliamentary inquiries into the Australia–US Free Trade Agreement, the Government began an inquiry in 2005 into whether or not the Australian Copyright Act should be amended to include an exception to copyright infringement for “fair use”, similar to that in US copyright law. The inquiry is particularly concerned with private copying of music and television programs, and use of copyright material by educational institutions, libraries and other collecting institutions. At the time of writing, the inquiry had not concluded. This discussion paper looks at the background to the inquiry, the international context, and an analysis of various submissions to the inquiry. | order online |
Forthcoming titles
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| B131 | Graphic designers & copyright | 2008 | This book will cover issues such as how copyright affects designers, who owns copyright, when a clearance is needed for reuse of a design, when a clearance is needed to use someone else’s work and how to get the clearance, what Creative Commons licences mean, what to do if copyright is infringed. Relevant to graphic designers, illustrators, textile designers, fashion designers and product designers. | order online |
| B132 | Permissions & copyright clearances | 2008 | When do you need a copyright clearance? Does a special exception apply? Who do you contact for a clearance? What should the terms of the clearance be? What do copyright collecting societies do? | order online |
| B133 | Copyright compliance manual | 2008 | A practical resource guide for businesses to comply with copyright obligations affecting a variety of activities. How to identify and manage your copyright obligations. Issues covered include playing music and music on hold, photocopying, scanning, use of computer software and resources such as CD-ROMs. | order online |