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Frequently Asked Questions

Websites - Do I need permission to upload a copy of a photo onto my website?		Logos - Are logos on product packaging protected by copyright?

Infringement - What are the penalties for copyright infringement?		Public domain - What does “public domain” refer to?

Internet - Is everything on the Internet in the public domain?		Internet - Can I print or download material from the Internet?

Copying - Can I use someone else’s work in my work if I alter at least 10% of it?		Adaptation - Can I translate a book into another language without permission?

Research or private study - Do I need to acknowledge the source when I copy an extract for research or private study?		Websites - Can I put copyright material on a website without the copyright owner’s permission?

Research or private study - Can I get someone else to copy material for me for my research or study?		Copying - I’ve bought a CD and my friend wants to burn a copy. Is this allowed?

Copying - Can a government department or agency make multiple copies of an article to hand out to staff?		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?		Films - Can I screen a film at a social club function?

Time-shifting - Can I record a television program to watch at a later date?		Ownership - Do I need permission to make copies of a photograph I own?

Photography - Do I need permission to photograph a building?

Case Studies

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

News Items

18-04-2008 NZFACT JOINS NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT IN ENCOURAGING RESPECT FOR IPR AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE		01-08-2007 The Commissioning Rule - Second discussion paper

02-05-2007 Digital review of Copyright Act 1994		20-10-2006 Copyright, contract and the commissioning rule

Information Sheets

Film & television producers		Songwriters & composers

Public administration		Photographers

Visual artists		Writers

Education		Education: powerpoint presentation

Libraries		An introduction to copyright in New Zealand

Fair dealing		Copyright (New Technologies and Performers' Rights) Amendment Bill

Related Links

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		Book Publishers Association of New Zealand Inc (BPANZ) http://www.bpanz.org.nz

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

Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ) http://www.indies.co.nz		New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP) http://www.nzipp.org.nz

Te Kete Ipurangi The Online Learning Centre http://www.tki.org.nz/e/tki		Ministry of Economic Development http://www.med.govt.nz/templates/StandardSummary____14644.aspx

The Library & Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa: Te Rau Herenga o Aotearoa (LIANZA) http://www.lianza.org.nz/		New Zealand Book Month http://nzbookmonth.co.nz/default.aspx

Ministry for Culture and Heritage http://mch.govt.nz/index.html		The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) http://www.rianz.org.nz

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		Screenrights http://www.screenrights.org

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