Protection of published material
Protecting Copyright Material
Automatic protection As mentioned, copyright arises automatically as soon as a work is put into a material form. There is no copyright registration system and no other formalities required to get copyright protection in New Zealand Copyright ...
Infringement of Copyright
In general, copyright is infringed if a person does any of the restricted acts listed in the Copyright Act in regard to someone else’s copyright. Copying The most common ground for infringement is copying, which is a restricted act in relation to all ...
How Long Does Copyright Last?
General copyright duration rules In New Zealand, copyright in literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works lasts for the life of the author plus fifty years from the end of the year in which the author dies. For a work of joint authorship, the ...
Who Owns Copyright in a Work?
General ownership rules The creator of an original work such as the author or artist is usually the first owner of any copyright in that work. There are two main exceptions: where a work is created in the course of employment, the employer will own ...
What Rights are Conferred by Copyright?
Restricted acts A copyright owner has the exclusive right to do certain activities (often called “restricted acts”), or to authorise others to do those activities, in relation to their work. The restricted acts can be summarised as the right to: Copy ...
What Qualifies for Copyright Protection?
Material expression Copyright applies to the material expression of an idea or information. Copyright is not intended to give anyone ownership or rights in ideas, information, facts, styles or techniques (although other laws may protect these ...