Artistic works
Artistic works are protected by the Copyright Act and include paintings, drawings, cartoons, sculpture, graphs, craftwork, photographs, maps, and plans. Please read the following within the context of Part VB of the Copyright Act. Basically there are two major contexts to consider when copying artistic works under the statutory licence provisions:
- Artistic works with accompanying text
If you are copying any text (in both hardcopy and electronic form) within the copying limits, you can copy any accompanying artistic works that explains or illustrates the text. - Artistic works without accompanying text
If you want to copy a hardcopy picture from a book, newspaper, periodical, anthology etc. you need to establish if the picture separately published, and if so, if it is available from your usual supplier within 14 days. If the picture is not available for purchase in this timeframe, you may copy it.
You may copy all of a stand-alone artwork in electronic form.
“Separately published” means the artistic work is published on its own as a single work and in a format approximating what you need. This can include maps, posters, photographs, cartoons, illustrations unless they are unavailable for purchase. Most artistic works in books are not separately published.
Making slides from art books
Slides can be made from art books within the following provisos:
- There are no commercial slides available e.g. from the State Gallery or other suppliers — it is advisable to keep a record of any attempts to purchase slides.
- The slides are declared as such in the CAL Survey.
The artwork need not be in the public domain to make the slides.
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