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What Is Copyright?
Copyright is the legal rights over the reproduction and
ownership of a work given to the creators of literary ,dramatic,
artistic or musical works and the makers of all types of
recordings (sound , film etc).
There is no need to register copyright. it exists as soon
as the work is created or a recording is made.
For the author (creator) of a work to hold the copyright
it must be original and it must be in a material form.
If the author or maker is also an Australian citizen or
resident, then they have exclusive reproduction rights until
the term of copyright expires.
The term of copyright is 50 years after the death of the
author. For recordings the term is generally 50 years from
the date of making.
Note
Material (solid) form means that anything non-permanent will
not meet the criteria for copyright.
The important ones for indigenous communities are:
Oral traditions, the performance of stories, song and dance
(they are not in a material form).
Reproduction of body painting designs (they are temporary
and any reproduction is not protected).
Where story, song or dance are performed publicly you may
wish to make an agreement before the performance with the
other person(s) so that they may not reproduce the work in
any other form.
Copyright Agreements
When an artist creates an artwork and some one wants to reproduce
or copy it, they have to ask for permission. Copyright
is a short way of saying that the artist has a right to
say if people are allowed to copy their work.
Click here for a sample Copyright Contract
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