Recorded Webinar: IP Governance Essentials - Copyright Management for Organisations

The everyday creation and use of copyright works is common within an organisation, yet often it happens without due consideration for rights, protections and accountability of the both the organisation and third parties. This session will explore best practice copyright creation and use within organisations and how practitioners can guide their clients in managing these assets and avoiding claims of infringement, including:

• The copyright laws in Australia and what works are afforded protection
• How is copyright created within organisations and who does it belong to?
• What are moral rights and can they be waived?
• Drafting tips for employment contracts to ensure organisational ownership of IP
• Strategies for ensuring ownership or licences from third party providers/suppliers creating works for the organisation
• A guide to interpreting and negotiating IP clauses in third party contracts
• Spotlight on copyright issues in websites
• Steps for preventing and managing copyright infringement
• A toolkit for developing IP policies, procedures and staff training for the organisation