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LICENSING - Terms and Conditions

RIGHT GRANTED
CREATOR RETAINS SECONDARY RIGHTS
MORAL RIGHTS: NO ALTERATION OR MODIFICATION
MORAL RIGHTS: ATTRIBUTION & FAIR DEALING
TERMINATION
COPYRIGHT
NO ASSIGMENT OR SUB-LICENSING
PROPER LAW
DISPUTES
AMENDMENTS

Note. VISCOPY retains the right to change or alter the Terms and Conditions from time to time without prior notification. These Terms and Conditions are for standard uses and do not pertain to uses for film, merchandising, advertising. For further information - contact the Licensing Department via email: licensing@VISCOPY.com.

Reproduced below is a sample Terms and Conditions for a Print Media Licence. We also license for reproduction into Film, Digital Copying and Communication.



TERMS AND CONDITIONING: PRINT MEDIA (GENERAL)

RIGHT GRANTED

1. VISCOPY Ltd grants to the Licensee a non-exclusive licence ie. the right to make reproduction of the artistic works listed in Schedule One for the purpose of making the Products listed, in the quantities detailed in the attached letter in the Territories as listed.

2. The Licence does not allow the Licensee to print out, copy, or otherwise extract the Works listed in Schedule One for commercial purposes in the normal course of using the Product apart from the use of the Product.

The Licensee shall take all necessary measures to impede the commercial exploitation of the Work other than as anticipated by this agreement.

3. All transparencies or digital files provided by the copyright owner or their agent must be returned within five working days of production. The penalty for non-return is $500 per item.

4. Any reproductions such as transparencies or digital files made in the course of production by the Licensee or its agents such as advertising agencies, must be delivered to the copyright owner or their agent within five working days of publication.


CREATOR RETAINS SECONDARY RIGHTS

5. No 'Secondary Rights' are granted. For example: photocopying, electronic copying or 'off-air' video taping, communication or cable retransmission by educational institutions, government or other users.


MORAL RIGHTS: NO ALTERATION OR MODIFICATION

Artists’ moral rights are now protected under the Copyright Act, section IX
VISCOPY also protects our Members’ Moral Rights under the Licensing Agreement
6. The Licensee will not alter, add to, or take away from the Works in any way without obtaining VISCOPY Ltd's prior written consent. The agent on behalf of the copyright owner reserves the right to approve all proofs prior to production.


MORAL RIGHTS: ATTRIBUTION

7. The Licensee will reproduce in or on the Product the title of the Works and the name of the artist along with the Copyright Line from Schedule One as close as possible to the reproduced image of the Work and on Products, including all packaging, advertising or publicity relating to the Products.

8. If the required attribution of Clause 7 is not reproduced on the Product etc., a 50% surcharge on the invoiced fee will be incurred.

INTERACTION OF FAIR DEALING EXCEPTIONS and MORAL RIGHTS
Please note that it is a requirement of the 'Fair Dealing' provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 that all reproductions made for 'reporting the news' and/or 'review and criticism' must carry an attribution.

In this context failure to attribute works is an infringement of copyright.


TERMINATION

9. If the Licensee fails to pay the invoiced amount for the grant of the Licence within 7 days from the date appearing on the attached letter this Licence will automatically terminate.

10. If the Licensee fails to provide the required number of copies this Licence will automatically terminate.

11. If the Work is removed from the Product without the consent of VISCOPY Ltd this Licence will automatically terminate.

12. On termination of this licence all rights granted under this Licence will revert to VISCOPY Ltd.



COPYRIGHT

13. The Artist/Estate or copyright holder retains all copyright in the Works.


NO ASSIGMENT OR SUB-LICENSING

14. The Licensee will not sub-license, assign or otherwise alienate any of the rights granted in this licence except with the express written consent of VISCOPY Ltd.


PROPER LAW

15. This licence is subject to the law of New South Wales.


DISPUTES

16. All disputes arising out of this Licence shall be submitted to mediation in accordance with the rules of the Arts Law Mediation Service, a program of the Arts Law Centre of Australia, prior to having recourse to arbitration or litigation.


AMENDMENTS

17. Any amendment to this Licence must be made in writing, signed by both parties and attached to this Licence.


Please Note: Our minimum invoice fee is $60 plus GST.