Graphic Designers & Copyright

Graphic designers & copyright : a practical guide is a new publication by the Australian Copyright Council that is now in the Learning Centre and is now available for loan.

Contents:

1. About this book - Who this book is for -- What's covered in this book -- Information, not legal advice
2. Copyright in your designs - Designs are automatically protected by copyright -- Works in progress & preliminary designs -- Designs based on other people's work -- Who owns copyright in a design when it is first made? -- Subsequent owners of copyright -- More than one owner of copyright -- How long does copyright in a design last? -- You copyrights are assets -- Moral rights: your rights to be attributed and to prevent "derogatory" uses -- Key points about copyright in your designs
3. Using other people's work in your designs - Is what you want to use protected by copyright? -- Is it a copyright use? -- Is it a "substantial part"? -- Plagiarism -- Has copyright expired? -- Special exceptions -- Is there an implied licence? -- Using material from the internet -- "Open" licences such as Creative Commons -- Consent from creators if no attribution of "derogatory" treatment -- Re-using your own designs -- Finding a copyright owner -- What to ask for when requesting permission -- How much will you have to pay? -- What if you can't get permission? -- Legal issues other than copyright -- Key points about using other people's work
4. Dealing with clients - Pre-empt clients' misconceptions -- About contracts -- Get it in writing -- Don't sign without advice -- Rights managed by copyright collecting societies -- Issues you need to cover in your contracts -- Contracts for web design -- Freelancing for an advertising agency -- Model or sample contracts -- What if there's no written contract? -- Key points about dealing with clients
5. Promoting your work - Publishing your designs on the internet -- Designs created for a former employer -- Entering design competitions -- Key points about promoting your work
6. If things go wrong - Client hasn't paid but is using the designs -- Client wants more work done after the project is finished -- Client changes the design -- Client has sacked you after preliminary work -- Client gets another designer to use your preliminary designs to finish a project -- Client re-uses design for another purpose -- Client sells or on-licences your design to a third party -- Client asking for original artwork and files -- Someone else says they created your design -- Clients wants me to remove the work I did for them from my online portfolio -- Someone else's design is very similar to yours -- What to do if you think your rights have been infringed -- Copyright crimes -- Infringement overseas -- Key points about when things go wrong -- If you remember nothing else
7. Endnotes