These are frequently asked questions answered in our copyright guide for book publishers.

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• Another publisher has published a biography of a famous Australian. Can we also publish a book about that person�s life?
• Can copyright be renewed or revived once it has expired?
• Can we get any legal protection for the title of our book?
• Do we have the right to publish works in our catalogue in CD-ROM format or on the Internet?
• Is permission required to reproduce lyrics from songs?
• Is there a percentage of a work, or a number of words, we can reproduce without permission?
• Is there standard wording for a copyright notice?
• We commissioned a designer to design the layout of a book. The designer chose the font, colour scheme and designed the page layout. We now want to use the same layout and design for another book. Do we need the designer�s permission?
• We want to re-publish the work of a foreign author who died less than 70 but more than 50 years ago. Can we do this without permission?
• What action can we take where copyright in our publication has been infringed?
• What do we do if we cannot contact the copyright owner?
• What happens if a copyright owner is dead, has gone out of business or does not reply to our letter?
• What if the copyright owner refuses to license or asks a price we do not want to pay?
• What is the difference between assigning and licensing copyright?
• What protection does a �good faith notice� give us?
• What rates should we expect to pay for the use of another publisher�s material?
• Who is entitled to payments received from Copyright Agency Limited – the publisher or the author?
• Who owns copyright in a collaborative work?
• Who owns copyright in an oral history?