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A User's Guide to Copyright

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Buy this book	buy online download order form
Format	ebook
Published	July 2002
Supplement	July 2006
ISBN	978-1-875833-94-8 (1 875833 94 3)
Description	A guide to using copyright material. We explain what is protected by copyright, when it is necessary to obtain permission, who owns the rights and procedures for obtaining permissions.
Contents	download table of contents
FAQs covered in book	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?

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