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Detail from: Olive Cotton. I’m a whale. ca. 1965. gelatin silver photograph 29.8 x 38 cm. P1682 Detail from: Byram Mansell. Pottery dish presented to Dame Mary Gilmore on her 91st birthday. ceramic 28.4 cm diameter. A40005550 Detail from: Bryan Kneale b. 1930. Portrait of Rex de C. Nan Kivell.  oil on composition board 127 x 71.2 cm. Pic T448 NK9530 Detail from: Lucien Henry. Waratah. oil on card 28.7 x 18.6 cm. R9737

Permissions & Copyright

Images in this database may be saved or printed for research and study. If you wish to use them for any other purpose, you must complete the Request for Permission form.

If you wish to reproduce a picture in a book, assignment, website, merchandise (e.g. calendar), film or in any other format you will need written permission from the Library to do so. Requests for permission to either publish material or include it in a film or video may be made by completing and forwarding an application form to the Library. Forms are available by either contacting us or by downloading the appropriate form from this web site. Forms are available in Word, PDF and RTF (Rich Text Format).

Request for Permission to Publish Material from the Pictures Branch of the National Library Word RTF PDF
Request for Permission to include Material from the Pictures Branch of the National Library in a film/video Word RTF PDF

If the image is still in copyright, you must also request clearance from the copyright holder before you can reproduce the image. The National Library must receive the copyright clearance in print format (e.g. letter or fax) before we can supply a photograph of the item to you.

The National Library does not normally charge fees for permission to publish; fees are only charged in rare circumstances, such as the reproduction of an entire facsimile edition.

Pictures Branch staff will be happy to assist you in determining the copyright status as well as finding the name and contact details of a copyright contact if the information is available in our files. For more information, please contact the National Library's Pictures Branch. If the copyright holder is unknown please complete an indemnity form.

Copyright Law

The copyright law is very complex and constantly evolving. The information in this document is provided as guidance only and does not constitute expert or legal advice. If in doubt, always assume that a work is in copyright and seek legal advice before reproducing it.

A proportion of the works available online in the Pictures Catalogue are in copyright and thus protected by copyright law.

The Copyright Act is applicable if a work was created or first published in Australia or if the copyright owner was an Australian resident or a person resident in Australia at the time of creation. Works created overseas are protected by international copyright agreements of which Australia is part. Copyright protection may differ in other countries.

The Australian Copyright Council website is an excellent source of information and guides to copyright in a variety of formats (eg photographs and artworks). The website address is: www.copyright.org,au

For more information, please Contact us.

You may also want to contact copyright collecting agencies such as VISCOPY, the Visual Arts Collecting Society, or visit the Website of the Copyright Agency Limited for more information on copyright.

 
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