Everything you ever needed to know about copyright (in 15 mins)

Copyright: A property right that protects expression

Sargent, Noon after Millet, 1875

Van Gogh, Noon: Rest from work 1890

Copyright is Automatic, it just needs to be: form of expression of information; in material form; created by an author(s); and original

Books Manuscripts Poetry Periodicals and Journals Dissertations and theses Reports Photographs Pamphlets/brochures Textbooks Reference works Catalogues Directories Paintings, cartoons, sketches Software Websites and online works messages

Lasts for 70 years Except when it doesn’t

Reproduce Publish Perform publicly & communicate Adapt

licence exceptions permission insubstantial public domain Public domain image

Exceptions – Flexible Dealing (s200AB)

Exceptions – Flexible Dealing (s200AB) A.Is the use allowed under another section of the Copyright Act? Fair dealing, library and archival copying, statutory licence, consumer exceptions, section 183 B.For the purposes of “maintaining or operating” the library or archives? Or for “educational instruction”? C.Does the use meet the requirements of s200AB? The use must: Not conflict with normal exploitation of the work; Not unreasonably prejudice the copyright holder; and Be a special case.

Fair Use

What are you doing? What are you using? How much are you using? What about the copyright holder?

Orphan works

TPMs WIPO Library Treaty Marrakesh Treaty for BVIP Statutory licences Geoblocking Copyright and Contract Perpetual copyright unpublished works KAFTA, JAEPA and the TPP

Dawn over Porthmadog Harbour Ian Dalgliesh CC BY-SALa Grotta di Byron by Andrea CC BY 2.0 altered by addition of Pirate Bay logo by Trish Hepworth

Martin Luther King, Lincoln Memorial 1963, US Department of Defence Public Domain

Pietre & Renee Lanser: Doratella black tabby spotted & white female kitten CCBY 2.0, altered by Trish Hepworth I HAZ DREAM