| Abstract: | This paper deals with the statutory protection of copyright in works created in the course of employment with illustrations of copyright in employer institutions. Distance teachers and their employers — universities, TAFE colleges, schools and colleges of advanced education — are all subject to the law of copyright in making, reproducing and distributing teaching materials. Copyright protection under the Commonwealth Copyright Act, 1968 and Amendments (1980), (1984), is given to literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works as expressions by authors of their creativity. International copyright conventions apply in Australia. Educational institutions are prohibited from ‘authorising’ the making of infringing copies. Certain dealings by educational institutions with hard copy or software materials do not constitute breach of copyright. |
