Copyright templates and notices
Access copyright notice wording to use on your teaching materials.
Including a standard notice with copyright material isn't compulsory, but it's the best way to let your audience know which licence the content has been made available under. Notices also limit the potential liability of the University if students use material in an unauthorised manner. Keep in mind that notices don't replace attributions – so make sure you use those as well.
Find your content type below and copy the notice wording to use in your teaching materials.
Standard notices
WARNING
This material has been reproduced and communicated to you by or on behalf of Federation University Australia in accordance with Section 113P of the Copyright Act 1968 (the Act).
The material in this communication may be subject to copyright under the Act. Any further reproduction or communication of this material by you may be the subject of copyright protection under the Act.
Do not remove this notice.
Copyright compliance is the responsibility of staff. Infringement may leave the University exposed. Copying and communication of 3rd party or copyrighted content must comply with both the Copyright Act (1968) and Federation University’s Copyright policy. If this presentation is to be recorded, participants’ consent must be obtained as set out in the Federation University Information Privacy policy.
Copyright Act 1968
[WARNING]
Some of this material may have been copied [and communicated to you] by or on behalf of Federation University Australia in accordance with the statutory licence in section 113P of the Copyright Act. Any further reproduction or communication of this material by you may be the subject of copyright protection under the Act.
Do not remove this notice.
You can download branded TAFE or higher ed PowerPoint templates that include this copyright notice wording.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
This recording has been made by Federation University Australia under the express terms of an educational licence between it, ARIA, AMCOS, APRA and PPCA and may only be used as authorised by the University pursuant to the terms of that licence.
[title of each musical work] [name of each composer, lyricist and arranger of the musical work] [artist/group name and record company label]
This material has been copied [and communicated to you] in accordance with the exam copying exception in section 200(1A) of the Copyright Act. Any further reproduction or communication of this material by you may be the subject of copyright protection under the Act. Do not remove this notice.
Class recordings
Notices for equipment
All machinery capable of copying either print and graphic material or audio-visual material for student use (printers, photocopiers, scanners, computers and audio-visual equipment) must have A4 copyright notices displayed next to them. This is a legal requirement that protects the University.
Commonwealth of Australia
Copyright Act 1968
Notice about the reproduction of works and the copying of published editions
WARNING
Copyright owners are entitled to take legal action against persons who infringe their copyright. A reproduction of material that is protected by copyright may be a copyright infringement. Certain dealings with copyright will not constitute an infringement, including:
- a reproduction that is a fair dealing under the Copyright Act 1968 (the Act), including a fair dealing for the purposes of research or study; or
- a reproduction that is authorised by the copyright owner.
It is a fair dealing to make a reproduction for research or study, of one or more articles in a periodical publication for the same research or same course of study or, for any other work, of a reasonable portion of a work.
For a published work in hardcopy form that is not less than 10 pages and is not an artistic work, 10% of the number of pages, or one chapter, is a reasonable portion.
For a published work in electronic form only, a reasonable portion is not more than, in the aggregate, 10% of the number of words in the work. More extensive reproduction may constitute fair dealing. To determine whether it does, it is necessary to have regard to the criteria set out in subsection 40 (2) of the Act.
A court may impose penalties and award damages in relation to offences and infringements relating to copyright material.
Higher penalties may apply, and higher damages may be awarded, for offences and infringements involving the conversion of material into digital or electronic form.
Commonwealth of Australia
Copyright Act 1968
Notice about the copying of audio‑visual items
WARNING
Copyright owners are entitled to take legal action against persons who infringe their copyright. Unless otherwise permitted by the Copyright Act 1968 (the Act), unauthorised use of audio‑visual items in which copyright subsists may infringe copyright in that item.
It is not an infringement of copyright in an audio‑visual item to use that item in a manner that is a fair dealing under section 103C of the Act.
Section 103C of the Act relates to fair dealing for the purpose of research or study and sets out the matters that must be considered in determining whether a reproduction of an audio‑visual item is a fair dealing.
A court may impose penalties and award damages in relation to offences and infringements relating to copyright material.
Higher penalties may apply, and higher damages may be awarded, for offences and infringements involving the conversion of material into digital or electronic form.