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Resources on Understanding Copyright
This part of the website contains documents to explain copyright issues as they relate to education and training in Australia. (See External Links for resources from other websites and organisations). These documents provide general guidance about intellectual property management and are not specifically about the AEShareNet licensing model, although they may refer to it.- Australian copyright law overview: Provides an introduction on how copyright is implemented in Australian law.
- Purpose of Copyright Licensing: Provides a checklist of objective that a public sector organisation might wish to achieve through intellectual property licensing.
- Problems with Conventional Licensing: Summarises a number of inefficiencies associated with conventional copyright licensing activity, such as that conducted in the VET sector.
- Common Licensing Mistakes: Summarises some common mistakes made in management and licensing of public sector intellectual property.
- Copyright Licensing Checklist: Provides a checklist of matters which should be addressed in drafting an individual copyright licence. (AEShareNet licences address all these matters in a standard format.)
- Licensing and Obtaining Materials: Describes the difference between taking out an AEShareNet licence to use or enhance a resource and obtaining a physical copy of the resource. Provides practical examples of the relationship between these two separate but related activities.
- Moral Rights and AEShareNet licences: Explains the concept of "moral rights", how it is treated in Australian law and how it is handled in AEShareNet licences.
For further information see:
- Our External Links section to find resources and organisations on copyright and intellectual property management outside the AEShareNet website