Copyright basics

You may want to get some copyright basics first.

Introductory Information Sheets

• An introduction to copyright in Australia
  
• Ideas: legal protection
  
• Names, titles & slogans
  
• Protecting your copyright
  

FAQs (frequently asked questions)

You can view FAQs for people new to copyright.

General Information Sheets

If you want general information about copyright, these information sheets are the ones most likely to be relevant to you.

• Contracts: assigning & licensing rights
• Copyright collecting societies
• Copyright in Australia: information sources
• Copyright protection in other countries
• Creative Commons
  
• Duration of copyright
• Fair dealing
• Fees & royalties for use of copyright material
• Moral rights
• Ownership of copyright

Other information sheets

You may also be interested in:

• all information sheets in alphabetical order
• information sheets for special interest areas
• FAQs for special interest areas
  

Books

• A User's Guide to Copyright
• International Copyright Protection
• Moral Rights

Training

Click on a title for information about the training, and an order form. You can also register for these sessions from our online shop.

• Copyright Essentials
• Moral rights
• Recent developments

Links

IP Australia (information about patents, trademarks and designs)

Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) (company names and business names)

austlii (legislation - including the Copyright Act - and court decisions)

United States Copyright Office (regarding registration in the US)