VISCOPY - WHAT WE DO

VISCOPY licenses the copyright in artistic works and pays the artist or copyright owner a royalty for the reproduction.

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.

Copyright collecting agencies and societies such as VISCOPY provide the most efficient and effective way for visual artists and rights owners to administer their copyrights on a national and international basis. Through reciprocal agreements, these agencies and societies agree to administer each other's repertoire in their respective territories for specific or non-specific rights. The agencies are traditionally non-profit, non-government, and directed by their members.

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 can license specific artistic works, or works for specific uses - clients range from individuals and small business to multinational organisations and all levels of government. In all cases, the fee charged to the client for the reproduction is returned to the artist or copyright holder less VISCOPY’s administration costs.