Sample Copyright Notices
AusGOAL recommends that copyright notices on organisational websites be harmonised with content licensed under the Creative Commons licences. This can be done a variety of ways. For example, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Geoscience Australia have modified their copyright statements such that all content has been licensed under CC BY, by default. Organisations should avoid circumstances where CC licensed content exists on a website, but the copyright notice contains clauses that operate against the terms of the CC licensed content.
Other samples of copyright statements have been included below:
Whole of Government Portals
Copyright [The Government] supports and encourages the dissemination and exchange of public sector information, and endorses the use of the Australian Governments Open Access and Licensing Framework by its agencies. With the exception of the [emblem/coat of arms]emblem, images, and other material or devices protected by a trademark, subject to review by [The Government], the content of this website is licensed under the Creative Commons Australia Attribution 3.0 Licence. [The Government] requests attribution as [The Government]. All other rights are reserved. [The Government] has undertaken reasonable enquiries to identify material owned by third parties and secure permission for its reproduction. Permission may need to be obtained from third parties to re-use their material. Enquiries Use the contact form to make an enquiry about the use of [The Government /Department] material.
A Government Department or Organisation
Copyright [The Department/Organisation] supports and encourages the dissemination and exchange of information. All data and other material produced by [The Department/Organisation] constitutes Crown copyright. Save for the content on this website supplied by third parties, the [The Department/Organisation] logo, the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, and any material protected by a trade mark, [The Department/Organisation] has applied the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence. [The Department/Organisation] asserts the right to be attributed as author of the original material in the following manner: © [Commonwealth of Australia/State of/Government of] [The Department/ Organisation] 2011. As far as practicable, material for which the copyright is owned by a third party will be clearly labelled. [The Department/Organisation] has made all reasonable efforts to ensure that this material has been reproduced on this website with the full consent of the copyright owners. Please note there are additional terms to those provided by the Creative Commons licence that may apply to use of [The Department/Organisation] material. [The following paragraph is optional - if department or organisation has specific citation or referencing requirements] Additional terms for use of [The Department/Organisation] material If you use material from the [The Department/Organisation] website, there are certain obligations you must fulfil. Details of these can be found in Attributing material sourced from the [The Department/Organisation] website. Where your use of [The Department/Organisation] material requires citation, see Guide to citing [The Department/Organisation] sources for advice. Further information on the use of the [The Department/Organisation] website and the material it contains can be found in the [The Department/Organisation] website Disclaimer Notice. Enquiries For enquiries concerning reproduction and rights in [The Department /Organisation] products and services, please contact: Copyright Officer [The Department/Organisation] or email: copyright@[department/organisation]
