Competition conditions
This information sheet considers some issues you should consider before entering creative competitions.
Copyright
Copyright is an important asset of creators that gives them legal rights and opportunities to generate income irrespective of the ownership of their physical creation, and irrespective even whether that creation still exists. This information sheet provides basic information on copyright, including dealing with copyright.
Copyright Collecting Societies
Collecting societies collect royalties on behalf of their members. Their members are artists, authors, musicians and other owners of copyright in works (such as music, lyrics, visual art and literature) or other copyright material (such as sound recordings, films, and television broadcasts). They may also be visual artists entitled to resale royalties in respect of their visual artworks.
Copyright infringement and letter of demand
This information sheet explains the function of a letter of demand for infringement of copyright. It includes a sample letter of demand for copyright infringement.
Creative Commons
Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organisation which provides a set of free, generic licences which creators of intellectual property can use to distribute their work to the public digitally. It was launched in the United States in 2001 founded on the concept that people can contribute to a shared 'commons' of creative works by effectively giving up certain rights in a copyright work and allowing others freely to use, adapt, modify and distribute this work.
Debt recovery letter of demand
This information sheet explains the function of a letter of demand for debt recovery. It includes a sample letter of demand for the recovery of money following your supply of goods or services (eg. sale of artwork, performance fees) to a person or organisation.
Direct licensing guidelines: sound recordings
This information sheet provides information about the direct licensing guidelines/policy that all PPCA licensors must have and contains additional information about licensing of sound recordings.
Legal issues for bloggers
This information sheet addresses the main legal issues that can arise from online web-based publications, web logs, diaries or newsletters posted on a website by individuals, organisations, businesses or communities.
Moral rights
Moral rights were introduced into the Copyright Act in 2000 to confer certain protections to authors irrespective of any economic interest in their creation. This information sheet provides basic information on moral rights and their significance for authors.
Moral rights infringement and letter of demand
This information sheet explains what a letter of demand is for breach of moral rights and contains a sample letter of demand for moral rights infringement.
Performers’ rights
This information sheet outlines the rights held by performers.
Protecting your designs
Information sheet outlining how you can protect your designs under the copyright regime and the design regime.
Protecting your ideas
How to protect ideas and an outline of confidentiality law. This information sheet includes a sample confidentiality agreement.
Street photographer’s rights
Can I take a photograph in public that contains images of people I don't know? Can I take a photo of a famous landmark or of the front of someone's house and later sell it? This information sheet provides you answers to these and other questions that may arise when you take photographs in, and, of public spaces. It also aims to provide those you encounter with a statement of your rights to minimise the possibility of harassment or threatened legal action.
Unauthorised use of your image
This information sheet addresses unauthorised uses of your image, outlining that there is no specific law in Australia aimed at preventing this from happening. It suggests areas of law that may be used to try and stop an unauthorised use of your image.
Using brands and products in film
This information sheet covers the legal issues as well as the money-making opportunities that exist when placing products in films.