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- Videos & DVDs: Copying & Downloading
- This information sheet is provides information on whether it is legal to copy or download a video or DVD. The paper informs that in a video, the following elements are usually protected by copyright, the script, or screenplay, each piece of music on the soundtrack, and the moving images and...
- White papers 2004-09-01
- No Support for DVD Price Discrimination
- This article informs that film production companies cannot use copyright law to charge DVD rental businesses higher prices for DVDs than they charge consumers. This was the effect of the Federal Court's decision in an action brought by the Australian Video Retailers Association against Warner Home Video. The principal issue...
- White papers 2002-01-21
- Article for Screenrights: Off the Air
- The producer needs to be aware of is that the composer will not always be the right person to talk to insofar as all of the copyright issues are concerned. For example, if the composer has a publisher, he may need to talk some of the issues through with that...
- White papers 2002-08-14
- Resale Right for Artists: Article for National Association for the Visual Arts
- One of the key recommendations from the Myer inquiry into contemporary visual arts and craft, in its September 2002 report, was that a resale right for visual artists should be introduced in Australia. A resale right entitles an artist (or the artist's heirs) to receive a percentage of the resale...
- White papers 2004-08-01
- Collecting Societies' Voluntary Code of Conduct; Joint Government and Industry Initiative to Tackle IP Crime
- The copyright collecting societies in Australia have recently adopted a voluntary code of conduct. The code covers all aspects of the societies' affairs, including dealings with members and licensees, the distribution of remuneration and license fees, expenses, governance, accountability, complaints and disputes. A lengthy process of consultation with members and...
- White papers 2002-04-22
- Article for Copyright World: Current Affairs Send-Up Allowed to Use TV Footage
- This article presents information on a recent Australian Federal Court decision, which sheds light on the nature of copyright in television broadcasts, and on the issue of substantiality in this context. The decision also discusses the application of the fair dealing defenses of criticism and review and of reporting the...
- White papers 2001-03-05
- Article for Copyright World
- Australia's Federal Government announced its intention to amend the Copyright Act to allow the parallel importation of books, music and software including computer games. Currently, the Act prohibits parallel importation, except in relation to sound recordings, material on packaging and labeling, and, in certain circumstances only, books. This announcement followed...
- White papers 2000-07-12
- Lending Items Protected by Copyright
- This information sheet is for libraries, resource centers and other organizations, which lend copyright material to borrowers or members. The page informs that while copyright does not stop a library lending out copyright material, the person from whom an item was bought can attempt to impose a condition, which affects...
- White papers 2004-05-01
- Moral Rights
- In this information sheet, an overview of the "moral rights" of individual creators under the Copyright Act is given. "Moral rights" are the rights individual creators have in relation to copyright works or films they have created. These are separate from the "economic rights" of the copyright owner, such as...
- White papers 2004-04-01
- Music: Use in Student Films and Home Videos
- In this information sheet, a brief overview of copyright law is given as it relates to the use of music in student films and home videos (for example, either by recording music as the film is being made or synchronizing it onto the sound track at the editing stage). It...
- White papers 2003-03-01
- Line Dancers and Copyright
- In this information sheet, a brief overview of copyright law is given as it relates to line dancing. This overview is intended for line dancers and people who choreograph and teach line dancing. It also discusses copyright protection for line dances, copyright protection for dance sheets, and some other copyright...
- White papers 2001-04-01
- Copyright Update
- The Australian Copyright Council is a non-profit organization, founded in 1968. Copyright is the legal basis on which most creators earn their income. It provides reward and stimulus for creative activity, and encourages respect for the economic and cultural value of creative work. Without copyright, writers, composers and many other...
- White papers 2003-12-01
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