Businesses and other organisations may require a copyright licence when they copy, share, store or otherwise use third party copyright material such as newspapers, magazines, journals, books, reports, websites and other published content.
The Business Licence is Copyright Agency's standard licence for businesses and other organisations. Specialist licences are also available for particular sectors, including life sciences, public relations and communications agencies and local government.
Rights may include:
- copying material in digital and hardcopy form
- sharing copies within an organisation, including by email, intranet and collaboration platforms
- storing digital copies and maintaining archives
- incorporating copies into internal documents, training materials, presentations and reports
- supplying copies for regulatory purposes, legal proceedings and patent applications
- externally sharing Australian newspaper content within applicable limits
- using certain licensed content with Generative AI applications, including content from Australian newspapers and selected journals and books
Copyright Agency also provides pay-per-use licences for particular uses of Australian newspaper and magazine articles and can assist with licensing artworks for uses including websites, online collections, merchandise, catalogues, exhibition materials, annual reports, advertising and signage.
Copyright Agency centrally manages rights on behalf of content creators and rightsholders (such as authors and publishers) to assist in the collective administration of their copyrights.
