I think it would be best forwarded on to OTRS https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:OTRS <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:OTRS>
> On 20 Jun 2017, at 5:17 PM, Pru Mitchell <pru.mitch...@wikimedia.org.au> > wrote: > > Hi Ross > > Thanks for pursuing this question and for sharing the response. It is very > helpful in a number of contexts. > > It begs the question as to where this communication could be stored so that > those who need it can find it easily. > Any ideas? > > Thanks again, Pru > > On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 4:22 PM, Ross Mallett <hawke...@gmail.com > <mailto:hawke...@gmail.com>> wrote: > I got a reply about my query as to the status of crown copyright photographs. > > There was some concern about those that were not yet out of copyright on the > US URAA date (ie 1 January 1996) > The UK government has declared that its crown copyright expire worldwide. > The Australian government has confirmed that this is the case here too. > Put simply, all crown copyright photographs in 1966 or earlier are in the > public domain. > > Ross > > > > UNCLASSIFIED > > Dear Dr Mallett, > > > > Thank you for your letter of 17 March 2017 to Senator the Hon George Brandis > QC, about copyright in photographs belonging to the Crown. Your letter has > been forwarded to Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield, Minister for Communications > and the Arts, as copyright law and policy falls within the portfolio > responsibilities of Minister Fifield. I am responding on his behalf. > > > > The Government has recently amended the provisions in the Copyright Act 1968 > relating to the term of protection for unpublished Crown photographs. The > Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Bill 2017 passed > in the Senate last week and will come into effect six months from the Bill > receiving Royal Assent. > > > > The changes set out in the Copyright Amendment Bill provide a new term of > protection for unpublished Crown copyright material. The amendments repealed > sections 180 and 181 of the Copyright Act 1968 and inserted a new, > consolidated section 180 that provides for a new standard term of protection > for works, sound recordings and cinematograph films owned by the Crown of 50 > years from the year in which the material is made (that is, ‘date made plus > 50 years’), whether the material is made public or not. You can find the text > to the Bill on the Australian Parliament House website: > http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5832 > > <http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5832> > > > You also asked whether Australian Government copyright material would be in > the public domain in the United States and I confirm that once the term of > copyright protection expires in Australia, the domain is worldwide and not > limited to Australia. > > > > I trust this information will be of assistance and apologise for the delay in > responding. > > > > Kind regards, > > <Mail Attachment.png> > > > > Ruth Schofield > > A/g Assistant Director / Content and Copyright Branch / Content Division > > Department of Communications and the Arts > > > > 38 Sydney Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603 > > GPO Box 2154 Canberra ACT 2601 > > > > – > > > > communications.gov.au <https://www.communications.gov.au/> > <Mail Attachment.gif> @CommsAu <https://twitter.com/CommsAu?lang=en> > > > arts.gov.au <http://arts.gov.au/> > <Mail Attachment.gif> @artsculturegov > <https://twitter.com/artsculturegov?lang=en> > > > > > > > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaau-l mailing list > Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l> > > > > > -- > > Pru Mitchell > Vice-President Wikimedia Australia > pru.mitch...@wikimedia.org.au <mailto:pru.mitch...@wikimedia.org.au> > http://wikimedia.org.au <http://wikimedia.org.au/> > > Wikimedia Australia Inc. is an independent charitable organisation which > supports the efforts of the Wikimedia Foundation in Australia. Your donations > keep the Wikimedia mission alive. > http://wikimedia.org.au/Donate <http://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Donate> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaau-l mailing list > Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l
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