BL 5 Useful Websites About Copyright Part 1

1. Australian Copyright Council
2. Arts Law Centre of Australia

For each of the Organisations/Resources listed above, make sure to include the following details:
o Organisation/Resource Name (as listed above – each Organisation/Resource can be a bolded heading):
o Website Title:
o Website Address:
o Brief Description of the Organisation/Resource (Often found in an ‘About Us’ section):
o Brief Overview of the Website Contents (Note: 1 paragraph or series of dot points):
o Date and Time you visited the website:

Australian Copyright Council Website Title: Australian Copyright Council's Online Information Centre

Website Address: http://www.copyright.org.au/

Brief Description of the Organisation/Resource (Often found in an ‘About Us’ section):

The Australian Copyright Council is an independent not for profit organisation.We provide information, advice and training about copyright in Australia. You'll find a lot of information about copyright in Australia on this website, including many information sheets.
Our publications include practical guides and discussion papers. We also do research, and make submissions on copyright policy issues.

Brief Overview of the Website Contents


copyright information
· Copyright basics
· Registering copyright
· Introductory information about copyright
· Getting help with a copyright problem
· copyright advice
· Law societies
· Film, video, multimedia and tv
· Other special interest areas
· Education and teaching
· Art, photography & design
· Libraries, galleries & museums
· Small businesses
· Indigenous culture & copyright
· Music & performing arts
· People with a disability
· Writing & publishing
· Copyright compliance, infringement & piracy
· Copyright clearances
· Websites, Internet, software, databases
· Permissions, compliance and infringement

Date and Time you visited the website:

http://www.copyright.org.au/ 3/12/06 11:20 AM

Arts Law Centre of Australia
Website title

The Arts Law Centre of Australia

Website address

http://www.artslaw.com.au/default.asp

Brief Description

The Arts Law Centre of Australia is the national community legal centre for the arts. Arts Law is a not for profit company limited by guarantee which was established with the support of the Australia Council in 1983 to provide specialised legal and business advice and referral services, professional development resources and advocacy for artists and arts organisations

Arts Law gives preliminary advice and information to artists and arts organisations across all art forms on a wide range of arts related legal and business matters including contracts, copyright, business names and structures, defamation, insurance and employment.
The Arts Law Centre of Australia undertakes a crucial role in responding to Government on the impact of laws and government policy on arts practice and in advocating for reform.

Brief overview

WEBSITE CONTENTS
§ Protecting Your Professional Name
§ Mediation Service
§ Performer's Rights
§ Protecting your Designs
§ Unauthorised use of your image
§ Classification and Censorship
§ Confidential Information - Protecting Your Ideas
§ Contracts: An Introduction
§ Copyright
§ Small Claims Debt Recovery and Letter of Demand
§ Defamation
§ Indigenous Legal Issues
§ Insurance
§ Privacy and the Private Sector
§ Sedition Law in Australia
§ Superannuation and Contract for Services
§ Taxation
§ Trade Marks

Date and time visited

Website - http://www.artslaw.com.au/default.asp3/12/06 11:30AM