It gives you automatic control over the rights to copy, perform, broadcast or adapt your material, though limited use is allowed without your permission for private study, teaching in schools and reviews. Copyright for literary, dramatic, musical and artistic material and for computer software lasts for the lifetime of the creator plus an additional 70 years from the end of the year in which the creator died.
Copyright for other material lasts for 25, 50 or 70 years. In October small changes in the law governing copyright were introduced to allow individuals to make private copies for their own use of some digital media under very specific circumstances, for example copying CDs onto an mp3 player or making a single copy of a copyright work in an accessible format for the personal use of a disabled person. However, the majority of uses of copyright continue to require permission from the copyright owner so be very careful if you are considering relying on an exception to the usual rules when using copyright material.
If in doubt, seek legal advice. You can read an overview of the exceptions to copyright on the GOV. Cookies on GOV. UK We use some essential cookies to make this website work. Accept additional cookies Reject additional cookies View cookies. Hide this message. Home Business and self-employed Patents, trade marks, copyright and designs.
How copyright protects your work. Overview Copyright protects your work and stops others from using it without your permission. How copyright protects your work Copyright prevents people from: copying your work distributing copies of it, whether free of charge or for sale renting or lending copies of your work performing, showing or playing your work in public making an adaptation of your work putting it on the internet Copyright overseas Your work could be protected by copyright in other countries through international agreements, for example the Berne Convention.
Print entire guide. Your use may infringe copyright irrespective of whether you are making any money or profit from the use. Submit What can we help you with? Some common misconceptions Here are some common copyright myths: You must register copyright in Australia otherwise the material is copyright free.
If there is no copyright symbol or notice, then the material is copyright free. Once material is published or in the public domain, anyone can use it. The fact that material has been published or is made freely available does not mean that the: o copyright owner has abandoned their copyright or o material has entered the public domain and is no longer protected by copyright.
I am not infringing copyright if I am not making any money from my use of the material.
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