General approach to various usages of copyright material

I wish to place a copy of the publication on a website

The Department rarely approves the republishing or 'mirroring' of material on other websites. Our reasons are:

• We need to maintain control over our information so we can update or remove it as necessary, without delay.
• We like to retain a single point of authority on key issues.
• A link is as good as a copy for most users.
• We want to retain the recognition and credit for our material, and also the somewhat intangible value that applies to search engine rankings. The ranking of our site is maximised by retaining our own content.

I need I&INSW to supply original source material

Locating and providing source material takes considerably more time and resources than just approving use. Charges may apply if significant time is required to search our archives or prepare and package the material. You will be advised before any charge is incurred.

I only want to use one or more images (other than graphs or charts)

We often receive requests to use images from our website or one of our publications. By their very nature, images raise a suite of additional issues that must be considered, including:

• Our extensive image collection is a valuable resource and we want to use it responsibly and fairly.
• Many of our photographs and illustrations demonstrate significant creative effort, which may require special recognition.
• Some of our images are used under license to other copyright owners and our license rarely extends to approvig use by other people.
• many of our images contain people. Under NSW law, we are required to follow certain procedures in managing and using these images.

I want to use the material for advertising or promotion

Commercial charges will normally be applied for use of materials for advertising, promotion or some other commercial purposes.

I will supply the material to a third party as part of a paid services

Supplying material as part of a paid service comprises a commercial use of the material.

I am seeking to use material from a saleable publication

The Department has a number of saleable publications. Copying of material from these could undermine the market for the publication. Requests for copying of material from these publications are dealt with on a case-by-case basis.

Privacy statement

Information from this form is collected for the purpose of assessing and recording your request for use of copyright material. Your name and email address will be stored in Industry & Investment NSW records for at least seven years from the date of submission. Information will be stored and managed in accordance with provisions under the Privacy & Personal Information Protection Act 1998.

Information collected will not be used for any other purpose and will not be given to any other third party except where required by law.