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Syllabus

Intent and Purpose of the Copyright Act 1968 (Australia) including;

  • fair dealing
  • private use
  • moral rights,          11 ATAR, 12 GEN

THE COPYRIGHT ACT 1968 (AUSTRALIA)

Background

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.

Fair Dealing

  • fair dealing means it can be copied, but only under certain conditions
  • review or criticism
  • news reporting
  • for research or study

 Private Use

  • in 2006, it became ok to record a broadcast to view at a later time for private use
  • it also became ok to copy a sound recording  for private use
  • it also became ok to copy a magazine or newspaper article for private use
  • (source: wikipedia)

 Moral Rights

  • in 2000, moral rights came into copyright in Australia
  • the right to be clearly labelled as the author
  • the right for others to NOT claim your work
  • the right to NOT have the work treated in a poor manner

 


 For You To Do

  1. Explain in your own words the background to copyright in Australia.

  2. Explain in your own words what 'Fair Dealing' means.

  3. Explain in your own words what 'Private Use' means.

  4. Explain in your own words what 'Moral Rights' means

 
 
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