Test your knowledge True or False? 1 . I t d oe s n’ t h ave a name o n t he ar t wor k , so we c a n j us t us e it ... 2. You h a ve to regis ter y o ur ar t wo r k be fore i t i s prote cte d b y co p yr ight ... 3. C op y r i g h t l as t s fo r t he life o f t he a r ti s t plus 7 0 y e a r s af ter t he ar t is t ’ s dea t h. . . 4 . Co p yr ight can be sold. . . 5. Wh e n s om eo ne buy s y o ur ar t wo r k t he y a utom a ti ca lly own t he co p yr ight. . . 6 . A li c e n c e g i ves per mis s io n fo r y o u r wor k to be copi e d. . . 7. I t ’ s on t he inter ne t fo r free s o we c a n use i t. . . 8 . W e h a ve c h ang ed it b y 1 0 % s o we don’ t ha ve to wor r y abo ut co p yr ight .. . 9 . You a re e n tit led to as k fo r pa yment for t he use of y our ar t wo r k ... 1 0 . Wh e n y ou sell y o ur co p yr ight y o u a lso gi ve a w a y y our r i g h ts to be reco gnis ed as t he a r ti s t. . . 1 1 . Wh e n a n ar t is t pas s es a w a y t he i r c op yr i ght i s a u tom a t ically pas s ed o n to f ami ly m e m be r s. . . 1 2. I f y ou a re e m plo y ed to make ar t t he n y our e m plo y e r will own co p yr ight. . . 1 3 . I f t h e re i s no co p yr ight s ymbo l © on y our a r twor k t h e n t here is no co p yr ight o n t he a r twor k . ( S ee a n s we r s a t botto m o f pa g e 1 1 )
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some t hing y ou hang on a w all ... It is also some t hing t hat can be copied and used to make ne w t hings ... A r t is not jus t some t hing y ou can sell once ... it is also some t hing t hat can ear n y ou ongoing mone y .
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How is t his possible? Through cop yr ight 3
What is c op y r i g h t? C op y r i g h t i s a bunc h o f r ight s t hat prote ct a n a r ti s t an d t h e i r wor k s fro m being co pied or use d wi t hout t he i r p er m i s s i on .
Cop yr ight i s t h e la w. You d on’ t h a ve to regis ter y o ur co p y r i ght. C op y r i g h t i s auto mat ic o nce a wo r k i s m a de . C re a te y o u r own o riginal ar t wo rk in box below.
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Who ow n s c op y r ight ? Cop yr ight usu a lly b e lo n gs to t h e per s on who m a d e t he wo r k . W h e n y ou s ell y o ur ar t wo r k , t he b uy e r ke e ps t he wor k a n d y ou keep t he co p yr ight . C op y r i g h t c an be s o ld but y o u wo u ld w a nt to t hi nk c a re f u lly a nd t alk to s o meo ne y o u c ould tr us t b e fore y ou s ell y o ur co p yr ight .
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E ve n i f y ou s ell y o ur co p yr ight y o u ha ve t he r i ght to b e n a m e d as t he ar t is t mo s t t ime s t he wor k i s u s e d . You a l s o have t he r ight to have t he wor k re s p e c te d a nd not us ed in a w a y t ha t would hur t y ou r re p u t a t io n as an ar t is t . Clip art © Jason Ethridge. Used under Licence.
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W hat d o I d o i f s omeo ne w a nt s to u s e m y wo r k ? If s ome on e w a nt s to us e y o ur wo r k y ou ne e d to m a ke a n ag re e m e n t. T h is ag reement is o f ten ca lle d a “li ce nce ”. A l i c e n c e s h ou ld tell t he per s o n us in g t he wor k: • H ow t h e y c a n us e t he wo r k • For h ow lon g t he y can us e it • H ow m u c h t he y need to pa y to us e i t Fo r y ou r ow n protect io n it is be t ter for a li c e nc e to be i n writing. Yo u m i g h t n e e d help and advice abo u t wr i ti ng a li c e nc e ag re e m e n t. Vi sco p y licens es ar t wo r k s on be ha lf of i ts ar t i s t m e mb e r s. .
Australia Post Indigenous Culture stamps featuring: Nura Rupert, Mamu (Spooky Spirits), 2002 © Nura Rupert/Licensed by Viscopy Judy Napangardi Watson, Minna Minna, 2004 © Judy Napangardi Watson/Licensed by Viscopy
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H ow l on g d oe s c o p yr i g h t l a s t ? A r t i s t s h a ve co p yr ight protect io n for t he i r a r twor k s d u r i n g t h e i r life t ime and fo r 70 y ear s a f te r t he i r de a t h. I f a n a r t i s t w a nt s s o meo ne like a f am i ly m e m be r to own t he i r c op y r i g h t af ter t heir deat h, t he y should m a ke a w r i t te n w i ll. A r t is t s might need help a nd a dv i ce a bout ma k i n g a w i l l .
Clip art Š Jason Ethridge and iCLIPART. Used under licence.
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G o o d c op y r i g h t b us ines s • D oc u m e n t a ll wo r k (eg. t ake photos, ke e p a ll rough c op i e s )
© s ymbo l and y our na m e a nd t he
• M a r k wor k wit h d a te i t w a s m ade
• N e ve r s i g n a w a y y o ur co p yr ight or go i nto a n a r r a n g e me nt o r ag reement if it do e sn’ t fe e l r i ght • M a ke s u re all ag reement s to us e y our wor k a re i n w r i ti n g • D on’ t fe e l pres s ured o r fo rced into a n yt hi ng y ou a re n ot c om for t able wit h • I f u n s u re s e ek help Rem e m b e r t h e co p yr ight belo ngs to y ou a nd only y ou c an d e c i d e h ow and fo r what pur po s e i t c a n be use d.
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Linus Warlapinni, Jilamara 2007 © Linus Warlapinni. Licensed by Viscopy
Cop yr i g ht cove r s y ou r en t ire wor k or a s ign if ic an t p i e ce o f y o ur wo r k .
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