Aus Libraries & Archives Copyright Coalition

A policy body for copyright issues affecting Australia's library, archive and information sectors.

[Aus Libraries & Archives Copyright Coalition @TheALACC]

Our next copyright training is taking place at State Library of Queensland. Copyright Essentials will be live streamed and Copyright Essentials will use Copyright the Card Game – Australian Edition!
To register: https://t.co/pNt5UZDCZ4
#GLAM #GLAMCopyright #Copyright @slqld

[Aus Libraries & Archives Copyright Coalition @TheALACC]

Libraries play an important role in providing access to research and Australia's Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley has a bold plan for opening up research.
https://t.co/o2omW23vFt
#OpenAccess #AccessToResearch @ScienceChiefAu

[Aus Libraries & Archives Copyright Coalition @TheALACC]

Just in case you missed our Public Domain Day post on New Year's Day: The Public Domain is the beneficiary of preservation and digitisation by libraries and archives, and we need more of it!
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomainDay2024 #PublicDomain #Copyright
https://t.co/Iej82RJYcC

[National Library of Australia @nlagovau]

We’re celebrating World Braille Day by highlighting the Queensland Braille Writing Association also known as @BrailleHouseAU

For over 126 years, they’ve built a significant and unique collection of Braille and tactile materials including writing machines and other tools.

[National Library of Australia @nlagovau]

Every year on 1 January, creative works come out of copyright and into the public domain.

Discover vintage ads, posters, and items from prominent Australians in our collection that are now out-of-copyright: https://t.co/A5mlnUuw0X

[Aus Libraries & Archives Copyright Coalition @TheALACC]

Artwork: A postcard featuring a coloured black and white photo of Queen Street, Brisbane, circa 1908. Public Domain. Collection: State Library of Queensland (@slqld). Negative number: 193117. View website for full attribution information.

[Aus Libraries & Archives Copyright Coalition @TheALACC]

Happy New Year! And happy Public Domain Day!🥳
Australia's libraries and archives are crucial to the Public Domain: preservation, digitisation, searchability and equitable online access.
https://t.co/Iej82RJYcC
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomainDay2024 #PublicDomain #Copyright

[Aus Libraries & Archives Copyright Coalition @TheALACC]

Photo: A Christmas greeting card decorated with hand painted blue flowers and containing the message 'Season's Greetings'. Artwork: Artist unknown, c. 1923, available at https://t.co/uhuDx6GGQV. Part of the Jessie Gibson collection, State Library of South Australia. @SLSA

[Aus Libraries & Archives Copyright Coalition @TheALACC]

The ALACC wishes you happy holidays!
#Christmas #Christmas2023 #HappyHolidays

[Aus Libraries & Archives Copyright Coalition @TheALACC]

There is a great article about a project to produce a companion to the original #Barossa Cookery Book, one of Australia’s oldest community cookbooks on @abcnews. What an exciting example of the value of the #PublicDomain!
https://t.co/DqKz0SFCSM
#Copyright #Cooking @mybarossa

[Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe]

Orphan materials are so important but can be tricky to use (from a copyright perspective). @TheALACC looks at some of those culture treasures.
#OrphanWorks #Copyright #LawReform

[Aus Libraries & Archives Copyright Coalition @TheALACC]

Part one of our case study series on orphan works looks at the Lithuanian newspaper Australijos Lietuvis held within the collection of the @SLSA https://t.co/msZnpxHunR

[Trove @TroveAustralia]

Fun fact: Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Limited facilitated the first wireless telegraph between England and Australia from then Prime Minister Billy Hughes.

Read more about this story: https://t.co/PsRKbvecIW

[Aus Libraries & Archives Copyright Coalition @TheALACC]

An upcoming exhibition at The Chazen Museum of Art in Wisconsin explores copying and pastiche in early fine art printmaking and its parallels to questions about authorship and the value of creativity in the AI age.
https://t.co/xoYySCfCTL
#Copyright #AI @ChazenArtUW @uwmadison

[JCU Library @JCULibrary]

Christmas in the tropics at the Eddie Koiki Mabo Library! Take an elfie with the book tree. #JCULibraryBookTree

[Creative Commons Australia @CCAustralia]

Today is World Digital Preservation Day so we look past digital preservation as just a ‘libraries and archives thing’ to explore how digitising cultural collections contributes to a range of industries.
https://t.co/qw4kmm1DvX
#WDPD2023 #OpenCulture #CulturalHeritagePreservation

[Creative Commons Australia @CCAustralia]

A month on from the @CreativeCommons Global Summit and our Co-lead @ElliottBledsoe reflects that open knowledge and culture is so important, now more than ever.
https://t.co/MFiJfv8ghg
#CCSummit2023 #CreativeCommons #OpenKnowledge #OpenCulture

[Aus Libraries & Archives Copyright Coalition @TheALACC]

Happy World Day for Audiovisual Heritage! Here's to our preservation professionals and institutions collecting and sharing Australia's audiovisual heritage. #WDAVH2023 #SharingHumanity @UNESCO

[AusGov Office for the Arts @AusGovArts]

We’re celebrating World Day for Audiovisual heritage 🎥📸 We ❤ supporting the audiovisual preservation professionals and the institutions that safeguard our heritage for future generations, just like @NFSAonline ⬇

#WDAVH2023 #EnrichingCommunities