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Frequently Asked Questions

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?

Registration - How can I register my copyright and how much does it cost?		Ownership - Can I reproduce work I have done for clients to include on my website or in my portfolio?

Ownership - How can I prove I am the copyright owner?		Ideas - Does copyright protect my ideas?

Copyright notice - What is the standard form of copyright notice?		Originality - If my work is inspired by an existing work, is my work protected by copyright?

Overseas copyright - Is my work protected by copyright overseas?		Copying - How can I prove that someone has copied my work?

Photography - Someone has photographed my sculpture which is permanently situated in a public place and reproduced the image on T-shirts for sale to the public. Does this infringe my copyright?		Copying - Has a painter infringed copyright in my photograph by reproducing it as a painting?

Ideas - I have an idea for a novel. How can I make sure no one else uses it?		Adaptation - Can I translate a book into another language without permission?

Ownership - Who owns copyright in a document commissioned by a government department?		Films - Can I include images of artistic works in my film?

Films - I am making a film and want to include music on the sound track. Do I need to get permission?		Films - Can I include quotes from literary works in my film?

Adaptation - Do I need permission to write a screen play based on someone else’s novel?		Photography - Do I need permission to photograph a random person on the street?

Ownership - If a client commissions me to take some photographs, but doesn’t pay me, do I own the copyright in the photos?		Ownership - Do I need permission to make copies of a photograph I own?

Photography - Do I need permission to photograph a building?

Case Studies

Copyright infringement –photographing and commercialising public sculptures		Copyright ownership – design drawings made by employee

Moral rights - Artist’s integrity right backed by Indian court

News Items

01-08-2007 The Commissioning Rule - Second discussion paper		12-06-2007 Inside man found guilty of theft and copyright charges

16-04-2007 Resale royalty right to be considered		27-03-2007 Pirate Internet Downloader Sentenced to $21,000

31-01-2007 Pirate Internet Downloader Sentenced to Community Service, Pay Damages		20-10-2006 Copyright, contract and the commissioning rule

25-08-2006 NZ Movie Pirate Sentenced to Two Years Imprisonment

Information Sheets

Film & television producers		Songwriters & composers

Public administration		Photographers

Visual artists		Writers

An introduction to copyright in New Zealand		Moral rights

Copyright (New Technologies and Performers' Rights) Amendment Bill

Related Links

VISCOPY http://www.viscopy.com		New Zealand Engineering Printing & Manufacturing Union (EPMU) http://www.epmu.org.nz

The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) http://www.rianz.org.nz		Phonographic Performances (NZ) Limited (PPNZ) http://www.rianz.org.nz

Motion Picture Distributers Association of New Zealand (MPDA) http://www.mpda.org.nz		Video Assocation of New Zealand (VANZ) http://www.mpda.org.nz

Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ) http://www.indies.co.nz		New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) http://www.authors.org.nz

Book Publishers Association of New Zealand Inc (BPANZ) http://www.bpanz.org.nz		New Zealand Television Broadcasters' Council http://www.nztbc.co.nz

Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) http://www.ccli.com		Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand http://www.sdgnz.co.nz

Designers Institute of New Zealand (DINZ) http://www.dinz.org.nz		Screen Production and Development Association of New Zealand (SPADA) www.spada.co.nz

New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP) http://www.nzipp.org.nz		New Zealand Book Month http://nzbookmonth.co.nz/default.aspx

New Zealand Federation Against Copyright Theft (NZFACT) http://www.nzfact.co.nz/about.html		APRA http://www.apra.co.nz

Advertising & Illustrative Photographers Association (AIPA) http://www.aipa.org.nz		New Zealand Writers Guild http://www.nzwg.org.nz

Artists Alliance http://www.artistsalliance.org.nz		Screenrights http://www.screenrights.org

New Zealand Film Commission http://www.nzfilm.co.nz		Copyright Licensing Ltd (CLL) http://www.copyright.co.nz