Kerry
Crown copyright includes the Federal and State governments, and those of
all the territories, including the overseas territories. Even Norfolk
Island. It does NOT include local government.
Under the Constitution (Section 51 (xviii) to be exact), copyrights,
trademarks and patents are a Federal responsibility, so only one law
everywhere. (Hallelujah!)
Ross
On 20/06/2017 6:05 PM, Kerry Raymond wrote:
And also mentioned on the Australian Wikipedians Noticeboard.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Australian_Wikipedians%27_notice_board
But I have a question (pardon my ignorance). Does Crown Copyright
include the state governments and local governments or just the
federal government?
Kerry
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I think it would be best forwarded on to OTRS
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:OTRS
On 20 Jun 2017, at 5:17 PM, Pru Mitchell
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi Ross
Thanks for pursuing this question and for sharing the response. It
is very helpful in a number of contexts.
It begs the question as to where this communication could be
stored so that those who need it can find it easily.
Any ideas?
Thanks again, Pru
On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 4:22 PM, Ross Mallett <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I got a reply about my query as to the status of crown
copyright photographs.
There was some concern about those that were not yet out of
copyright on the US URAA date (ie 1 January 1996)
The UK government has declared that its crown copyright expire
worldwide. The Australian government has confirmed that this
is the case here too.
Put simply, all crown copyright photographs in 1966 or earlier
are in the public domain.
Ross
*UNCLASSIFIED*
Dear Dr Mallett,
**
Thank you for your letter of 17 March 2017 to
Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, about copyright in
photographs belonging to the Crown. Your letter has been
forwarded to Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield,
Minister for Communications and the Arts, as copyright law and
policy falls within the portfolio responsibilities of Minister
Fifield. I am responding on**his**behalf.
The Government has recently amended the provisions in the
/Copyright Act 1968/ relating to the term of protection for
unpublished Crown photographs. The Copyright Amendment
(Disability Access and Other Measures) Bill 2017 passed in the
Senate last week and will come into effect six months from the
Bill receiving Royal Assent.
The changes set out in the Copyright Amendment Bill provide a
new term of protection for unpublished Crown copyright
material. The amendments repealed sections 180 and 181 of the
Copyright Act 1968 and inserted a new, consolidated section
180 that provides for a new standard term of protection for
works, sound recordings and cinematograph films owned by the
Crown of 50 years from the year in which the material is made
(that is, ‘date made plus 50 years’), whether the material is
made public or not. You can find the text to the Bill on the
Australian Parliament House website:
http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5832
You also asked whether Australian Government copyright
material would be in the public domain in the United States
and I confirm that once the term of copyright protection
expires in Australia, the domain is worldwide and not limited
to Australia.
I trust this information will be of assistance and apologise
for the delay in responding.
Kind regards,
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