Copyright Agency’s Statutory Education Licences and licence agreements for Government departments and agencies cover all text and images from any source, from anywhere in the world. Some works are excluded from our annual business licences, licences for media monitoring organisations and visual arts licences.
Annual Business LICENces
The works listed below are specifically excluded from annual business licences. This list may change from time to time.
Song lyrics and sheet music: contact APRA AMCOS
Works published by:
- Aspermont Media Ltd
- Bible Society of South Africa
- Brenthurst Press Pty Ltd
- City University of Hong Kong Press
- New Asia Publishing House Ltd
- UNISA Press
- Warren Communications New, Inc
- Witman Publishing Co (HK) Ltd
- Zachen Publishers Pty Ltd
Works excluded by:
Visual Arts Licences
Some artworks will require prior approval or are excluded from licensing by Copyright Agency. When you request a visual arts licence we will advise you if any restrictions apply. We’ve also made it easy by including a list of member artists and artworks where this applies. This list will be updated from time to time.
| Artist Name | Title | Year Of Publication | Excluded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuckson, Tony | Untitled ink drawing - Sydney Herald 20 March 1957 | 1957 | Restricted |
| Tuckson, Tony | Red/black/white no. 15 | 1964 | Restricted |
| Villemot, Bernard | Orangina posters | Restricted | |
| Villemot, Bernard | Design posters, eg. Bally, Airfrance, Perrier | Restricted | |
| Vogel, Nikolai | Qually | Restricted | |
| von Holtzbrinck, Richild | Portrait Dr. Renate Merklein | 1988 | Restricted |
| Warhol, Andy | Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century: Sarah Bernhardt; Louis Brandeis; Martin Buber; Alber | Restricted | |
| Watson, Judith A | Two halves with bailer shell - decorative installation at the Branly Museum Paris | 2005 | Restricted |
| Watson, Judith A | Museum piece - decorative installation at the Branly Museum Paris | 2006 | Restricted |
| White, Susan | Mr Les Cotton (portrait) | Restricted | |
| White, Susan | Sue Fitzpatrick (portrait) | Restricted | |
| White, Susan | Mrs Paddy Hardy; Adelaide SA (portrait) | Restricted | |
| White, Susan | Mr Hector Brooks (portrait) | Restricted | |
| White, Susan | Prof. Robert Connell (portrait) | 1976 | Restricted |
| Wille, Ommo | Duck works/duckomenta | Restricted | |
| Williams, Caroline | The Flash Mob - A Bunch of Damned Whores | Restricted | |
| Willie, Sandy | Makarn | Restricted | |
| Wing, Jason Phillip | Australia was stolen by Armed Robbery | Restricted | |
| Winter, Fritz | Not Listed | Restricted | |
| Wood, Grant | Autumn | Restricted |
Not sure what’s covered?
- Prior Approval: Where artists and/or artworks require prior approval before licensing. Special conditions apply to these works.
- Restricted or Excluded Artworks: Where artworks are excluded from licensing by Copyright Agency, in most cases the artist does not own the copyright of the particular artwork, so we are unable to licence these works. Some specific works also contain licensing restrictions, such as joint copyright clearance or sensitive material.
Any questions? Simply contact us for more information or submit a licence request and we will advise if any restrictions apply.
Updated June 2023