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	Home . Content Library . FAQs . Ownership - How can I prove I am the copyright owner? Ownership - How can I prove I am the copyright owner? Your own statement that you are the copyright owner will generally be sufficient. However, if there is a dispute about who created something or about ownership of copyright in a work that can’t be sorted out by negotiation, it may need to be resolved by a court. A court will consider all relevant evidence, including written and oral agreements, evidence of the parties and of witnesses, previous drafts, sketches, working drawings etc. A copyright notice on the work may be relevant to the issue of ownership but will not necessarily prove ownership. < back to previous page

Registration - How can I register my copyright and how much does it cost?

Copyright notice - What is the standard form of copyright notice?

Overseas copyright - Is my work protected by copyright overseas?

Ownership - If a client commissions me to take some photographs, but doesn’t pay me, do I own the copyright in the photos?

Ownership - If a client commissions me to make a sculpture, but doesn’t pay me, do I own the copyright in the sculpture?

Ownership - If a client pays me to produce some design drawings, but the work is never completed, who owns the incomplete work?

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