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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

 
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