Copyright, Moral Rights and Intellectual Property Policy

Purpose. This policy sets out how Studio Aurora creates, licenses, uses and credits creative work so that the company, its clients, its artists and its freelancers each hold the rights they are entitled to under the Copyright Act 1968.

1.Scope

This policy applies to all creative work made or used by Studio Aurora, including design artwork, photographs, video, sound recordings, music, scripts, artworks exhibited or loaned, fonts, stock media and software. It applies to employees, freelancers, artists, performers, clients and hirers.

2.Ownership of work

Work created by employees in the course of employment is owned by Studio Aurora unless a client agreement assigns it. Work created by freelancers and artists remains theirs unless the written engagement agreement assigns or licenses it. No work will be commissioned from a freelancer or artist without a signed agreement that states who owns the work and what licence Studio Aurora and its client hold.

3.Licensing to clients

Design and screen work delivered to clients will be licensed under the terms in the client agreement, which must state the territory, term, media and whether the licence is exclusive. Fonts, stock images, music and footage used in client work must be licensed for the client's use and the licence recorded against the job in the Media Asset Library. Client agreements will not assign rights the company does not hold.

• Territory
• Term
• Media and platforms
• Exclusivity
• Right to modify
• Credit requirements

4.Moral rights

Creators have the right to be attributed, the right not to be falsely attributed and the right to integrity of their work. Studio Aurora will credit creators in the manner agreed in writing and will not alter, crop or recontextualise a work in a way that is prejudicial to the creator's honour or reputation without written consent.

5.Indigenous cultural and intellectual property

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural material, designs, stories and imagery must only be used with the free, prior and informed consent of the relevant community or custodians, with appropriate attribution and benefit, and in line with the protocols published by the national arts funding body. Consent must be documented before work begins.

6.Use of third-party material

Staff must not use images, music, footage, fonts or text found online in any work unless the licence permits that use and the licence is recorded. Music for screen and live work must be cleared for synchronisation and public performance through the relevant collecting societies or the rights holder. Suspected infringement must be reported to the Operations and Finance Manager.

7.Records

Every agreement, licence, release and clearance must be filed against the job number in the Project and Job Board and the Media Asset Library. Records will be retained for at least seven years after the end of the licence term.