Australian Copyright Council upcoming webinars

The first week of our March Webinar series begins next week!

All webinar sessions are facilitated and presented by ACC lawyers and other copyright professionals who break down Australian copyright law into practical, one-hour sessions.

Week One webinar schedule:

Copyright Fundamentals - Monday 18 March

Topics include:

• What is copyright and what does it protect.

• Copyright ownership, duration, exclusive rights of copyright owners, and infringement.

• Exceptions to copyright infringement and risk management.

• Moral rights of creators and moral rights infringement.

*Education: Statutory licensing - Copyright Agency & Screenrights -

Tuesday 19 March

Topics include:

• Who are Copyright Agency & Screenrights?

• What are the statutory educational licences? Who can get them?

• The right licence for your organisation – including schools, universities and other tertiary institutions.

• What you can do under each licence, how to get one and how much they cost.

We will be joined by Liesl Fitzpatrick Copyright Agency’s Senior Manager, Education Licensing & Screenrights’ Head of Licensing, Scott James.

*Education: Music Licensing APRA AMCOS - Wednesday 20 March

Topics include:

• What is APRA AMCOS?

• What educational licences are available?

• Who can get them?

• What you can do under each licence.

• Copying sheet music.

• Licensing requirements for events.

• Music licensing for schools, TAFEs, universities and registered training organisations (RTOs) will be covered.

*The Digital Classroom - Thursday 21 March

Topics include:

• What are the copyright issues around the use of laptops, tablets, and other devices in the classroom.

• Sourcing and using online resources such as material under a Creative Commons or open access licence.

• Copyright in an online learning and teaching environment.

• Risk liability and management.
  

This session assumes knowledge from the Education: Statutory licensing - Copyright Agency & Screenrights, Education: Music licensing - APRA AMCOS, and Copyright Fundamentals sessions.

Single sessions: $100.00 

A 10% discount applies when purchasing multiple sessions.

* Knowledge from Copyright Fundamentals is assumed for each session.

Don’t forget to check out next week’s webinar sessions focused on the GLAM sector!

Full schedule here.