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Below are VISCOPY's frequently asked questions, grouped by category. While this list continues to be compiled, it is by no means complete. If you have further questions, feel free to
contact Viscopy
GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT VISCOPY
- How much does it cost to join Viscopy?
- What is Viscopy?
QUESTIONS ABOUT COPYRIGHT
- What are primary rights?
- What are secondary (or statutory) rights?
QUESTIONS ABOUT LICENSING
- When should I waive my licensing fees for the reproduction of my work?
QUESTIONS ABOUT DISTRIBUTION
- How often does Viscopy distribute the money it collects on behalf of Australian visual artists?
- I am a member and my work was recently licensed; why have I not yet received payment?
QUESTIONS ABOUT INDIGENOUS COPYRIGHT ISSUES
- Why should indigenous Australian artists join Viscopy?
ANSWERS:
GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT VISCOPY
How much does it cost to join Viscopy?
There are no annual or joining fees to become a member of Viscopy. Upon negotiating a reproduction licence or collecting royalties on behalf of a member, VISCOPY charges an administration fee.
For more information about Viscopy membership, click here
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What is Viscopy?
VISCOPY is the only dedicated visual artists’ copyright agency in the Australia Pacific region representing over 5,000 regional artists, and over 200,000 artists internationally for the Australasian territory. Membership is free, and there are no annual fees.
VISCOPY represents its artist members for the full range of rights, reproduction, publication and communication, thereby providing copyright users with authorised access to thousands of artistic works for commercial, non-commercial and educational purposes.
For more information about Viscopy, click here
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QUESTIONS ABOUT COPYRIGHT
What are primary rights?
Primary rights refer to the use of artistic work for a primary reproduction. For example, if a publisher wanted to reproduce your work in a book or catalogue, under Australian copyright law a publisher is required to seek a licence to reproduce your work for a specific use and duration.
For more information about copyright, click here
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What are secondary (or statutory) rights?
Statutory rights relate to copying of artistic work by the educational and governmental institutions under statutory licenses as provided by Australian copyright law.
If an artistic work has been photocopied, videotaped, retransmitted or communicated by these institutions, a royalty is payable to the copyright holder.
For more information about secondary rights, click here
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QUESTIONS ABOUT LICENSING
When should I waive my licensing fees for the reproduction of my work?
Viscopy has created a checklist for determining when to waive your licensing fees.
To download the checklist, click here
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QUESTIONS ABOUT DISTRIBUTION
How often does Viscopy distribute the money it collects on behalf of Australian visual artists?
Viscopy's distributions occur at the end of February and August of every year.
The distribution in February covers monies collected from July - December of the previous year, and the distribution in August is for monies collected from January - June.
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I am a member and my work was recently licensed; why have I not yet received payment?
Generally, if you have not received payment, it means Viscopy has issued an invoice for the license and it has not yet been paid by the licensee. Particularly, licenses issued by our international affiliates are also paid through the affiliate and therefore take longer.
Furthermore, if the license has been issued within the last six months, payment may not be available until the next distribution period (August for January - June and February for July - December) at the earliest.
Other reasons you may not have received payment are that Viscopy does not have your correct contact details or banking information for our electronic funds transfer (EFT) payments. Please contact us to update this information if it has changed since you joined Viscopy.
Click here to download a copy of Viscopy's Distribution Policy
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QUESTIONS ABOUT INDIGENOUS COPYRIGHT ISSUES
Why should indigenous Australian artists join Viscopy?
To ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists receive the maximum financial return and recognition when their works are being reproduced and copied. VISCOPY negotiates all licences within Australia on behalf of its members. With reciprocal agreements in over 40 territories internationally, the artist is assured that whenever and wherever their work is licensed, a royalty for the use is returned to them
VISCOPY’s licensing procedures also remove much of the administrative burden from art centre co-ordinators and individual artists.
For more information about Viscopy's Indigenous Copyright Education Program, click here
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