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FAQs from 'Government & Copyright'

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  • Can a department copy material from books or journals and programs off television and put it in the department's library where it would be accessible to the public?
  • Can a government agency show a video as part of a training session?
  • Can a government department make multiple copies of a newspaper or magazine article to hand out to its staff?
  • Can a government department or agency digitise documents?
  • Can a government department or agency print or download material from the Internet?
  • Can a government library create and email abstracts of articles to departmental officers?
  • Can a government own copyright jointly with a freelance creator?
  • Can a government reproduce material created by its employees?
  • Can one government department copy material to send to another government department?
  • Can we copy material produced by other governments?
  • If we notify a copyright owner of the use of their material, can they ask for a royalty? What if they asking for more than we are prepared to pay?
  • What copyright information should a government department put on its website?
  • Who owns copyright in a report commissioned by government?
  • Who owns copyright in material that was funded by a government department?
 

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