INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Anyone using material protected by the copyright of another party has a responsibility to:
• Obtain explicit permission to reproduce, publish or communicate the work
• Offer fair payment, reflecting the work’s value, to licence the work
• Meet legal moral rights obligations by attributing the work, not falsely attributing the work amd respecting the integrity of the work
• Obtain free, informed and considered consent from a creator to licence a work or allow an infringement of their moral rights
Creators have a responsibility to:
• Assess any request to use, transfer or licence their copyright to ensure it is reasonable, in their interests and fairly compensated
• Respect the copyright of other creators
• A copyright licensing agreement should outline:
o Whether the licence is exclusive, non-exclusive or a sole licence
o The time period
o The geographic territory covered (example: ‘Australia’ or ‘Worldwide')
o How the copyrighted material may be used
o Any agreed ways in which the copyrighted material may be altered
o The payment for licence (eg: upfront fee, royalties or a combination of both)
o Recognition of the creator’s moral rights
o The method for managing multiple copyright holders
o The basis on which the licence may be terminated
o Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property (ICIP) if it is the work of a First Nations person