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The Copyright Act 1968 is the legislation from which copyright law in Australia stems. Computer software, CD-ROMs and the Internet have made compliance with copyright law more complex. VISCOPY, Australasia's visual arts copyright collecting agency, repre...

Modern Australian poetry seeks to tell Australian stories and truths with a poetic significance so that 'they sear into the soul and can never be untold' (Dorothy Porter). The Jindyworobaks encouraged Australian writers to express themselves in language ...

Cable Beach, Broome, north-west Kimberley Coast, Western Australia. Most of Australia's population lives close to the coastline and the beach has long occupied a special place in the Australian identity. Based on this definition, the Coastal Studies Uni...

Protestant and Roman Catholic churches hold Christmas Day services on 25 December. The Eastern churches - the Ethiopian Orthodox church, Russian Orthodox church and the Armenian church - celebrate Christmas on 6 or 7 January. Christmas is the celebratio...

The Australian film industry got off to a flying start, producing what was probably the world's first full length feature film in 1906. South Australia banned the screening of bushranger films in 1911, Victoria followed in 1912. Colour production came t...

Australian novels are an impressive collection of written works, and represent a dynamic body of excellent writers, some with significant international awards to their credit. The Australian poet Alec Hope said that, 'The Bunyip of Australian literature ...

Australian language, letters and literature in Australia has been influenced by Aboriginal storytelling, convict tales and the desire by colonists to relate their experiences in a new country. Similarly, the bush ballads of Henry Lawson and Andrew 'Banjo...

A number of organisations promote Australian music and assist Australian musicians and composers. This Fellowship acts on behalf of Australian composers in matters of copyright, composers' fees and the amount of Australian music broadcast on radio and te...

The Australian Institute of Music has been preparing young Australians for music careers since 1968. This is a portal to other Australian music websites of various genres, including jazz, blues, pop, rock and classical. Australian country and folk music...

Eventually, streams catch more water or join other streams to form a river. The Murray River and its main tributary, the Darling River, are the two main rivers in the Murray-Darling River Basin. The Snowy River is probably Australia's most famous river,...

The first recorded tennis tournament played in Australia was held in January 1880 on the courts of the Melbourne Cricket Club. The Australasian Lawn Tennis Association (ALTA) was Australia's first national tennis body. Australia has a long and successfu...

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Australian Copyright Council (ACC)   (more info)

Australian Copyright Council provides information, advice and training about copyright in Australia. On this website you find information about copyright in Australia and many information sheets.

Copyright Agency Limited (CAL)   (more info)

Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) is an Australian copyright management company provides a bridge between creators and users of copyright material. The CAL website provides information on copyright, what they do and a directory of authors and publishers.

Commonwealth Copyright Administration   (more info)

The Commonwealth Copyright Administration (CCA) is responsible for the management of copyright in published materials on behalf of Commonwealth agencies. The website contains links to Copyright Law, Information Law, e-Commerce, Freedom of Information and

Copyright Act 1968   (more info)

The Copyright Act 1968 website is a consolidated copy of the Copyright Act 1968. Commonwealth legislation in official written form can be obtained from Australian Government Publishing Service (AGPS).

Copyright Law Review Committee (CLRC)   (more info)

This website provides information about the Copyright Law Review Committee and what it does. It gives details about papers the Committee has published and also other copyright information.

The Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (APRA)   (more info)

APRA is the non-profit association that collects and distributes Australian and New Zealand copyright royalties for music creators and publishers from around the world. The website contains information about the association, copyright, licences, distribut

Screenrights   (more info)

Screenrights (The Audio-Visual Copyright Society) is a copyright collection society for film producers, distributors, script writers and other rights holders in film. This site includes information about Screenrights services to members and audio visual o

VISCOPY   (more info)

VISCOPY is Australia's copyright collecting agency for all visual artists, including painters, sculptors, craftspersons, photographers, designers, illustrators, cartoonists and multimedia artists. This site provides information about viscopy and the servi

Arts Law Centre of Australia   (more info)

The Arts Law Centre of Australia is a national community legal centre which was established with the support of the Australia Council in 1983. The Centre gives advice and information on contracts, copyright, insurance, defamation, business structures, emp