Copyright is a right belonging to the owner or licensee of a a literary, artistic or dramatic work, film or sound recording, to reproduce, perform or otherwise deal with the work. The law of copyright in Australia is contained in the Copyright Act 1968.
The Copyright Act 1968 (Australia) provides automatic copyright protection to creators of works.
- A simple definition of copyright is that it is a bunch of rights in certain creative works such as text, artistic works, music, computer programs, sound recordings and films. The rights are granted exclusively to the owner to reproduce their own material. These rights can be transfered or purchased. (source: National Copyright Guidelines) The owner can also grant permission to use their material, if asked
- Items can become copyright free 70 years after the death of the author
- If an individual makes it, they own copyright
- If an employee makes it, the employer has copyright ie The employee got paid to make it.
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