Copyright Flashcards
What year was the Copyright Act legislated in?
1968
What is the purpose of the Copyright Act of 1968?
It is a federal (commonwealth) act that recognises that any original work is the property of the person who created it.
It protects all original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works from unauthorised reproduction.
What has been amended within the copyright act and when was it amended.
In 2000, it was amended to also protect digital works (software, electronically recorded music, films, books, websites etc.).
What right does the owner of copyright have?
The owner of copyright in a work is the ONLY person who has the right to make or authorise reproductions or adaptations of the work.
How is copyright applied in Australia?
In Australia, copyright protection is automatic, and applies whether or not the work has a copyright statement or the © symbol.
What are individuals unable to do with copyrighted work?
Individuals cannot:
• digitise a non-digital work (e.g. scan books, rip LPs to MP3).
• make or import decoding devices that bypass copyright protection.
• tamper with a copyright notice in an electronic document.
• share copyrighted material on peer-to-peer networks such as BitTorrent.
When can individuals use copyrighted work?
They can use copyrighted material under some conditions for educational or review purposes. For example, copying 10 per cent or one chapter of a reference-type book.
