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Further information on copyright and fair usage:

Fair use is permitted

Fair use of copyrighted material includes the use of protected materials for non-commercial educational purposes, such as teaching, scholarship, research, criticism, commentary, and news reporting. Unless otherwise noted, users who wish to download or print text and image files from this Web site for such uses may do so without the Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society express permission, provided that they comply with the following conditions:

* The content may only be used for personal, educational or non-commercial purposes;

* Users must cite the author and source of the content as they would material from any printed work;

* The citation must include all copyright information and other information associated with the content and the URL for the Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society Inc. website, as a link if published on the web;

* None of the content may be altered or modified; Users must comply with all other terms or restrictions which may be applicable to the individual file, image or text;

Copyright Law

Copyright law is complex and constantly evolving. This information is not expert or legal advice, it is for information only. If in doubt, always assume that a work is in copyright and seek legal advice before reproducing it.

Some of the works on the Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society (CAHS) web site and contained in its library are in copyright and thus protected by the Copyright Act of the Commonwealth of Australia or by international copyright conventions.

The Copyright Act is applicable to all acts of copying and communicating within Australia. Items accessed from overseas will be subject to the copyright law of that country. The University of Melbourne's guide to digitisation and copyright law is available at; Centre for Media and Communication Law. Follow the link to this good plain English explanation of copyright law.

Duration of Copyright

The laws of copyright apply to works which are still within the period of copyright protection. Material which is out of copyright is said to be in the 'public domain' and may be used freely. The laws of copyright apply to works which are still within the period of copyright protection. As a result of the Australia/US Free Trade Agreement (AUSTFA) the duration of copyright in artworks has changed significantly. Under new rules, photographs that were protected by copyright on 1 January 2005, or which have been created on or after this date, are protected by new copyright laws under the AUSFTA.

Photographs taken before 1 January 1955 are out of copyright and are not affected by these new rules.

For Further information on the duration of copyright in artworks please see the information sheets available at the Australian Copyright Council website.

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