The Australian Maritime College is subject to the provisions of the Commonwealth of Australia Copyright Act 1968. This act imposes obligations on all AMC staff members and students.
The pages in the site provide general information to assist AMC staff and students to understand their obligations and entitlements with regard to copyright. These pages should not be used in place of legal or other professional advice.
Copying by staff for teaching purposes
This section is designed to assist academic staff copying material for their students for teaching and learning purposes.
- Checklist for the preparation of a Study Guide/Package
- Copying limits
- Acknowledging your sources
- Licences and conditions
Copying by Staff for Research, Study, Criticism & Review Purposes
This section covers the options available to staff copying material for themselves and their colleagues for the purpose of research, study, review or criticism.
Copying for students for teaching purposes cannot normally be done under these provisions – see Copying by staff for teaching purposes
Information for all students
- Extracts from a literary or dramatic work
- Artistic work
- Sound recordings and film/video clips
- Radio and television broadcasts
- Library e-journals and databases
- Material on the internet
- Software
- Copying with permission
- Plagiarism, citation, and “moral rights”
- Ownership of copyright in student work
