This Australian Copyright Council fact sheet gives an overview of copyright law and wills and estates law (the laws relating to inheritance or succession). It outlines how copyright is dealt with after a creator's death. This fact sheet may also be useful if you want to get permission to use copyright material when a copyright owner has died.
This fact sheet looks at general principles of the protection, ownership and duration of copyright, plus ongoing moral rights. The issues of copyright when a valid will has been made and when a will is silent on copyright are discussed. It also mentions the particular issues to consider for First Nations creators and copyright owners.
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