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Copyright Agency Ltd
Copyright Agency Ltd (CAL) is an Australian not-for-profit public company that facilitates reuse of copyrighted material by third parties, collecting fees and delivering the payments to the creators. Its business names include Viscopy, Rightsportal and Smarteditions.
It is officially appointed by the Australian Government to administer the management and payment of royalties to creators, including acting for educational institutions.
On 2 July 2012, Copyright Agency and Viscopy (formerly Visual Arts Copyright Collecting Agency or VISCOPY) entered into an arrangement whereby Copyright Agency would manage Viscopy’s business.
On 30 November 2017, Viscopy merged fully with Copyright Agency. This name is still retained as a trading name.
The company has been officially appointed by the Australian Government to manage the Australian education copying scheme, under the Statutory Education Licence. It also manages the Commonwealth, State and Territory government copying schemes and the Resale Royalty Scheme for artists.
Educational institutions (or a body administering an educational institution) may claim a Statutory Educational licence under Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968 by:
An annual fee is payable by participating educational institutions based on estimated usage of copyright material, usually determined by student numbers.
The John Fries Award was established in 2010, named in honour former Viscopy director and honorary treasurer, John Fries. Awarded annually to an emerging visual artists, it is a non-acquisitive art prize worth A$10,000, sponsored by the CAL Cultural Fund, UNSW Galleries and Art Van Go.
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Copyright Agency Ltd
Copyright Agency Ltd (CAL) is an Australian not-for-profit public company that facilitates reuse of copyrighted material by third parties, collecting fees and delivering the payments to the creators. Its business names include Viscopy, Rightsportal and Smarteditions.
It is officially appointed by the Australian Government to administer the management and payment of royalties to creators, including acting for educational institutions.
On 2 July 2012, Copyright Agency and Viscopy (formerly Visual Arts Copyright Collecting Agency or VISCOPY) entered into an arrangement whereby Copyright Agency would manage Viscopy’s business.
On 30 November 2017, Viscopy merged fully with Copyright Agency. This name is still retained as a trading name.
The company has been officially appointed by the Australian Government to manage the Australian education copying scheme, under the Statutory Education Licence. It also manages the Commonwealth, State and Territory government copying schemes and the Resale Royalty Scheme for artists.
Educational institutions (or a body administering an educational institution) may claim a Statutory Educational licence under Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968 by:
An annual fee is payable by participating educational institutions based on estimated usage of copyright material, usually determined by student numbers.
The John Fries Award was established in 2010, named in honour former Viscopy director and honorary treasurer, John Fries. Awarded annually to an emerging visual artists, it is a non-acquisitive art prize worth A$10,000, sponsored by the CAL Cultural Fund, UNSW Galleries and Art Van Go.