Copyright provides legal protection for people who express original ideas and information in certain formats. The most common forms are writing, visual images, music and moving images.

We are responsible for managing the Copyright Act 1968 and Circuit Layouts Act 1989. We also develop Australian copyright policy and represent Australia’s interests in relation to international copyright issues.

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Changes to Australian copyright law
This year has seen important changes in copyright to strengthen creative protections, promote greater access and simplify...
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New online copyright research released
The survey received more than 2400 responses which show the number of Australians consuming online content has increased since...
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New online copyright infringement research released 2017
We have released the results of the 2017 online copyright infringement survey, showing Australians are embracing streaming...
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For copyright owners

This page contains information for owners of copyright material in Australia. You can find more detailed information in the...
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For copyright users

This page contains information for users of copyright material in Australia. You can find more detailed information in the...
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For government agencies

This page contains information on use of copyright material by State/Territory and Commonwealth government agencies.
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Copyright Basics

This page contains information on copyright policy in Australia.
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Copyright Reform

This page contains information on recent copyright reform in Australia.
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IP Australia has information on IP issues such as inventions and patents, trademarks, plant breeder’s rights, and original designs.