ABC Pool Remix Copyright Law

Remix – What is it?

Rossco – Outside Broadcast

Original Image by Rossco CC BY SA http://pool.abc.net.au/media/outside-broadcast

Seldom Party - Raise Your Hands

Original work by Seldom Party CC BY http://pool.abc.net.au/media/raise-your-hand

AgedMusic – Raise Your Hands

Original Work by Aged Music CC BY http://pool.abc.net.au/media/seldom-party-raise-your-hand-remix

AgedMusic - Jobs

Original by AgedMusic CC BY NC http://pool.abc.net.au/media/sweet-jobs-sport-video-fishhead

The ABC Release Process

ArchivesRights ManagementCommercial

ABC Open Archives CC BY NC

Reuse Copyright

Splits into 2 areas:Moral responsibilitiesCopyright Provisions

Mukumbura CC BY NC SAhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mukumbura/3050601544/

Moral Responsibility

You should credit the original author

They have the choice to be credited

Toddwshaffer BY NChttp://www.flickr.com/photos/toddwshaffer/3656399145/

Copyright Provisions

1. Fair Dealing (Australia)2. Incidental Use: eg magazine cover (not

featured material)3. Extract of Reasonable Use: public speech,

education literature4. Insubstantial Use: it can’t be the heart of the

original work

Fair Dealing Provision

3 provisions:Reporting of News

Review and CriticismParody and Satire

Mang78 CC BY NC http://www.flickr.com/photos/mang78/486341679/

Parody and Satire

Can’t be funny for funny sakeIt must comment on a

societal issue

M.J Vanz CC BY NChttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mvjantzen/5117003682/

Parody

“… is an imitation of a work and will therefore often include parts of the original copyright

material – for comic effect and ridicule” (ABC 2011)

Satire

“… often involves attacking an idea or attitude, an institution or a social practice through

irony, derision or wit”(ABC 2011)

Vague and Grey Area

No concrete precedenceAlways a case by case scenario

Pool and the ABC’s Position

Consider the profile of the person being remixedCan you get permission?

Does it have a legal defenseRisk Management

Case Study – Main$treaM

• Copyright• Defamatory• Obscenity

Case Study - Main$treaM

“Cockcheek Part 1”Original work by Main$treaM CC BY

http://pool.abc.net.au/media/cockcheek-part-1Legal decision:

“Not OK because too highly obscene.”

Case Study - Main$treaM

“Max Prophet$ Toyota”Original work by Main$tream CC

http://pool.abc.net.au/media/max-prophet-toyota

Legal decision:“OK, it’s not obscene, not copyright, and it’s

parody.”

Jonathon Hutchinsonhutchinson.jonathon@abc.net.au

@dhutchmanHTTP://jonathonhutchinson.com