Elements and Performance Criteria
- Protect original works locally and internationally
- Confirm original work is protected at local and international levels against illegal or unauthorised reproduction
- Confirm original work is protected at local and international levels against adaptations
- Confirm original work is protected at local and international levels against unauthorised communications
- Research and/or obtain reliable legal advice to ensure artists’ or copyright owners’ rights are protected
- Assign copyright of original works
- Plan to negotiate agreements for original work
- Check implications for assigning copyright are understood by relevant parties
- Assign copyright to new owner according to legislative requirements
- Confirm with relevant parties the extent of artists’ or publishers’ control over the use of original work under assignment of copyright
- Record terms of assignment of copyright in a formal contract signed by relevant parties in accordance with legal obligations and organisational policies and procedures
- License rights to original works
- Confirm and agree to jurisdictions in which licensing rights may be exercised with relevant parties
- Confirm and agree to the timeframe of the licence with relevant parties
- Confirm and agree to the terms of use of the original work or licence with relevant parties
- Confirm and agree on creative control of the original work with relevant parties
- Negotiate fees relevant to the context of the agreement with relevant parties
- Confirm and agree on responsibility for enforcing copyright against infringement
- Confirm and agree terms with copyright collecting societies
- Record terms relating to licensing agreement in a formal contract signed by relevant parties in accordance with legal obligations and organisational policies and procedures
- Maintain copyright documentation