| What is copyright?
The Australian Copyright Act 1968 protects the way an idea or information is expressed by its creator. The Act covers written, electronic, artistic, musical and dramatic resources including books, the Internet, computer programs, sound recordings and films.
What can you copy for research and study purposes?
Use of copyright materials is allowed, provided the copy is a fair dealing under the Copyright Act.
For students and staff this means:
- If you are copying a published work of 10 pages or more, it is allowable to copy:
- One chapter OR
- 10% of the total number of pages
- If you are copying magazine articles, you can copy one article (or more than one article if the articles are on the same subject)
- When copying a published work in electronic form (eg. Website), not more than 10% of the number of words in the work can be copied.
Further information about copyright is available from the following sites:
Australian Copyright Council
http://www.copyright.org.au
Copyright Agency Limited
http://www.copyright.com.au
The NSW Department of Education Copyright Unit provides guidelines and support for TAFE copyright issues. (This site is only available at a TAFE campus)
https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/deptresources/copyright/index.htm
Some other useful copyright links are:
Australian Digital Alliance
The ADA is a non-profit coalition of public and private sector interests formed to promote balanced copyright and intellectual property law, particularly in the digital arena.
http://www.digital.org.au
Australian Libraries Copyright Committee
http://www.digital.org.au/alcc/
Australian Government - Attorney Generals Department
For information about Commonwealth Copyright administration
http://www.ag.gov.au/cca
Copyright Kitchen
A resource for those working in vocational educationa and training. It covers issues of copyright management, including information on copyright exceptions and licences and how to apply them.
http://copyrightkitchen.flexiblelearning.net.au/main.php
VISCOPY - Visual Arts Copyright Collecting Agency
A site of particular interest to those working in the visual arts.
http://www.viscopy.com |