ALIA's copyright advice service

Copyright is an area that impacts on all facets of library work and on all sectors. Changes to the law, most recently by the Copyright Amendment Act 2006 and the US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 2004 have altered provisions relating to issues such as ownership and duration of copyright, digitization and fair dealing. Licences and the internet can add more issues to be considered.

The copyright advice service provides members with up-to-date information on copyright and how it affects the library and information sector. The service responds to members' queries about implementing their obligations under copyright and intellectual property law.

The first place to check for information is the Copyright FAQs.

Copyright notices provide reproducible versions of the notices required to be used under the Copyright Act and advice on their use.

For further information, please contact the Copyright Advisor at ALIA National Office. It is preferred that queries are emailed to the Advisor at copyright@alia.org.au.nospam (please remove '.nospam' from address). Alternatively, the Copyright Advisor is available by telephone on Tuesdays and Thursdays only on ph 02 6215 8237.