Copyright and Intellectual Property
This section provides information on copyright and intellectual property laws and their application in Australia, including mulitmedia and the digital environment.
The Copyright Act 1968 is the legislation from which copyright law in Australia stems.
Copyright information can often be difficult but it is essential, regardless of whether you are creating art or managing a collection of other people's work.
Computer software, CD-ROMs and the Internet have made compliance with copyright law more complex. It can be difficult to establish what are your rights and responsibilities.
Below are documents and related websites to guide you.
Download
- Copyright Guidelines for Museums and Galleries in a Digital Environment (225.1 kB) application/pdf
- Cultural institutions in the digital age by Emily Hudson and Andrew T Kenyon (72.6 kB) application/pdf
Related links
- Digital Technology Law Journal from Murdoch University
- Department of Communications Information Technology and the Arts - Intellectual Property section
- Culture and Recreation portal - Intellectual Property and Copyright section
- Australian Copyright Council
- Arts Law Centre of Australia Online
Enquiries
- Name:
- Sarah Rhodes
- Position:
- Outreach Officer
- Tel:
- +61 (2) 9217 0106
- Email:
- enquiries@collectionsaustralia.net
- Webpage:
- www.collectionsaustralia.net
BECOME A CAN PARTNER
Promote your exhibitions,
news and events
- Max Kelly Medal 2010
- Launching Morning Teas @ Brookfield
- Developing a social media strategy for archives
- Allsorts Online: the collecting sector, academia, the arts and the media
- Collections Council launches wiki
- Now and Then Wiki launched: Mallala
4th Edition of the Small Museums Cataloguing Manual
Museums Australia (Victoria) is pleased to present the Small Museums Cataloguing Manual (4th edition), the industry-standard reference for community museums wishing to start or develop their collections...