[English] legal deposit of websites

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

On the OzTeacherLibrarian list and regarding legal deposit of webpages, 
Janice Todd writes
 
> Only in Tasmania it seems:
> http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/topics/67.html#Aus
> Janice Todd  Teacher Education Librarian  UTS

Excellent professional skills, Janice .. "In Tasmania, electronic 
publications and web pages are included in the broad definition of 
'records' that are required for deposit under Section 22 of the Libraries 
Act 1984.  These are stored and made accessible through the State Library 
of Tasmania's Our Digital Island website."

<http://odi.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/>

"The State Library of Tasmania is the legal deposit library for the State 
and has a legislative and moral responsibility to preserve material 
currently published on the World Wide Web. Our collection process is under 
constant review, and contributions and input from WWW publishers and 
content creators is welcomed."  To suggest a site for archiving:
<http://odi.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/suggest.asp>

Thus it seems clear that legal deposit does apply to Tasmanian .edu and 
org etc websites then. And, well and good i say. One would guess we all 
know some brilliant school/college/uni and .org etc Australian websites.

Maybe a lawful as well as moral responsibility to deposit your website 
Australia wide may be a 'good thing' How long does it take to tell them?


> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Wednesday, 2 January 2008 12:25 AM
> To: oztl_net at listserv.csu.edu.au
> Subject: [OZTL_NET] legal deposit
> 
> Just a thought, our legal deposit laws may well be
> raised with admins, areas and students now & again.
> 
> One wonders if the law applies to webpages, as it's
> a $200 fine for not depositing 'public publications'
> with the State library. Anyone know about webpages?
> 
> --
> Legal Deposit in Australia
> <http://www.nla.gov.au/services/ldeposit.html#req>
> 
> What is Legal Deposit
> 
> Legal deposit is a statutory provision which obliges
> (any) publisher to deposit copies of their publication
> in libraries in the country in which they are published.
> 
> Under the Copyright Act 1968 and various state
> Acts, a copy of *any* work published in Australia
> must be deposited with the National Library of
> Australia, and the appropriate State library.
> 
> Legal deposit extends not only to commercial
> publishers but also to private individuals, clubs,
> churches, schools, societies and organisations. Legal
> deposit of the material is the sole responsibility of
> the publisher or author.
> 
> What are the Requirements of Legal Deposit ?
> 
> Definition of a work
> 
> A work can be a book, a periodical such as a newsletter
> or annual report, a newspaper, a piece of sheet music,
> map, plan, chart, table, program, catalogue, brochure
> or pamphlet.
> 
> In some states it also includes material published in
> electronic format such as CD's and computer disks.
> 
> Definition of publication
> 
> A work is deemed to have been published if reproductions
> of the work or edition have been made available (whether
> by sale or otherwise) to the public. <snip>
> 
> Copyright
> 
> Legal deposit should not be confused with copyright.
> 
> Under the Copyright Act 1968 copyright protection is
> granted automatically in Australia from the moment of
> creating a work. There are no formalities to be
> completed, such as registration or payment of fees.
> 
> Publication is not necessary for copyright to subsist
> in the work .. however, library records and the legal
> deposit receipt issued to the publisher by some legal
> deposit libraries may be used as evidence of date of
> issue.
> 
> The Australian Copyright Council does provide advice
> to authors & publishers: http://www.copyright.org.au
> --
> 
> Cheers people
> Stephen Loosley
> Member Victorian
> Institute of Teaching
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