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Wednesday, 4 April 2012


Week 2- lesson 2

Legal Aspects and broadcasting codes

This lesson covered Copyright in the Multimedia industry
The basics of copyright law in Australia.
The importance of the way in which rights are defined in contracts dealing with the licensing and assignment of copyright.
The basics of other rights of creators of works. In particular, performers’ rights and moral rights, in Australia.
 I was really glad to find out this information as I have been wondering for some time as to how I should copyright various artwork and music I have created personally. I have yet to do so, but I will go through the process soon and have put links on here to get the copyright process underway. I have also put down some other helpful links to do with the film industry in the territory. 

 Copyright answers   :

   http://redhotarts.com.au/resources/rates-of-pay/
       Local Industry
            http://fatant.asn.au
       Local legalities
       Local network
            http://www.fistfulloffilms.com.au/

Fist Full of Films Festival is well known and largely has a good reputation.
    Copyright free resources – creative commons
            http://creativecommons.org/
       http://www.ehow.com/
       http://vimeo.com/33764021
       http://vimeo.com/31050043
Something particularly interesting I found was the distinction between the ownership of copyright and the contractual right to receive revenues.
            ·  literary works (such as novels, poems and song lyrics);
·  dramatic works (such as scripts);
            ·  music;
            ·  artistic works (such as drawings, paintings, buildings, maps and photographs); Materials other than Works
            ·  cinematograph films (such as documentaries, feature films, short films, television programs and animations);
            ·  sound recordings;
            ·  television and sound broadcasts; and
            ·  published editions of literary works, dramatic works, music and artistic works.
       For literary works, dramatic works, music and artistic works which were still in copyright on, or created on or after, 1 January 2005, copyright lasts for the life of the creator plus 70 years. There is a special exception for certain unpublished literary works, dramatic works and music, the copyright in which lasts for 70 years after first publication.

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