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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · Feb 4
While we do a lot of work for our members and copyright licensing, we still get asked "Who is Copyright Agency"? So here's a brief overview about us, our purpose, our mission and our vision.

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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · 1d
“On behalf of our 40,000 members, we applaud the Government’s leadership in supporting Australian writers, artists and publishers.” — Josephine Johnston, CEO, Copyright Agency

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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · 4d
As proud supporters of Australian creativity, Copyright Agency is excited to celebrate this nationwide initiative led by Creative Australia. AusArt Day is a powerful reminder of the vital role artists and arts organisations play in shaping our culture and community.
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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · 6d
Congratulations to our member, David Brooks, for being awarded the 2025 Patrick White Literary Award – a richly deserved recognition of his profound contributions to Australian literature, contemporary poetry and environmental thought. Read more here:
David Brooks wins 2025 Patrick White Literary Award | Books+Publishing
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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · 8d
We’re delighted to see Kirsty Murray receive the 2025 ASA Medal for her outstanding contribution to Australian literature.

A former Copyright Agency Board Member, Kirsty continues to champion Australian writers. Read more here:
Murray awarded 2025 ASA Medal | Books+Publishing
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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · 11d
As part of the NSW Government’s Stories Matter, we’re proud to collaborate with Australia Reads and Writing Australia on LitUp — a live literature initiative that brings authors and illustrators into schools, libraries and communities across NSW. buff.ly/Xx7B3lW
Stories Matter: A Writing and Literature Strategy for NSW
Making NSW a smart, creative state where writers and readers flourish.
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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · 11d
We’re excited to partner with PICA to present Alana Hunt's A Deceptively Simple Need 💥

This exhibition is the 2025 CAP Commission, proudly supported by the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund in collaboration with PICA.

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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · 18d
That is all good! These things happen - totally get it! haha! Thank you for clarifying though 😁
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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · 20d
We’re delighted to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our members recognised in major Australian and international literary awards. Congratulations to our members recognised for their outstanding contributions to Australian literature!
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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · 26d
Excited to announce that Australian artist Heather B. Swann as the next recipient of the Copyright Agency Partnerships (CAP) Commission. Swann will present the $80,000 commission, The Forests of Symbols, at UNSW Galleries from 4 September to 22 November 2026. Learn more here: buff.ly/GKDQML8
nipaluna/Hobart-based artist Heather B. Swann awarded Copyright Agency Partnerships commission, in collaboration with UNSW Galleries
Copyright Agency announces Australian artist Heather B. Swann as the next recipient of the Copyright Agency Partnerships (CAP) Commission. Swann will present the $80,000 commission, The Forests of…
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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · Sep 19
Have you heard of Creative Workplaces website?
It's a free national hub to support fair, safe & respectful workplaces across Australia’s creative industries.

✅ Pay, safety, behaviour
✅ Real-world examples
✅ Support pathways

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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · Sep 18
Australia’s creative industries are at the frontline of the global battle to ensure AI is built on fair terms for creators. As our CEO, Josephine Johnston, told the Australian Financial Review, copyright must not be sacrificed in the rush to innovation.
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Inside the battle to make AI giants pay for content
Those on the front line of the AI copyright wars sense the tide is turning in favour of payment by big tech for the content that is training bots.
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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · Sep 16
In our submission to the Productivity Commission, we rejected calls from big tech companies for a text and data mining (TDM) exception. We remain committed to protecting our members' rights and ensuring creators are fairly paid.

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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · Sep 8
This year’s theme, Promoting literacy in the digital era, reminds us of the vital role reading plays in connecting communities, ideas, and opportunities.

Through Reading Australia, we champion Australian stories and support educators empower the next generation of readers.

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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · Sep 4
Copyright Agency is saddened by the announcement that Meanjin will cease publishing this December. Through our Cultural Fund, we have proudly supported Meanjin over many years. The closure of such an essential journal represents a great loss to the Australian literary sector.
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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · Sep 3
It's Indigenous Literacy Day! Copyright Agency celebrated by hosting a Great Book Swap! 🌱📚 Staff brought along books to swap and made donations to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Funds will go towards gifting children new, culturally relevant books.

#IndigenousLiteracyDay #GreatBookSwap
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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · Sep 2
Giving gifts with visual art? 🎁
Make sure they’re licensed - it protects your business and supports the artist.

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Wesfarmers corporate gifts
Wardal and Garnkiny © Mabel Juli
Purnululu © Patrick Mung Mung
Stony Country © Rammey Ramsay/Copyright Agency, 2021
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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · Sep 1
Proudly supported by Copyright Agency
overlandjournal.bsky.social Overland Journal @overlandjournal.bsky.social · Sep 1
“In order to be silent to colonial atrocity, past and present, settler society makes as much noise as possible, especially through mythological havoc. ”

From Dan Hogan's pyrotechnic review of Patrick Malrborough's NOCK LOOSE. Part of a series of critical essays supported by @copyright.com.au.
“Proud history woven into a prouder fantasy”: Nock Loose’s radical silliness confronts a culture of noise - Overland literary journal
Nock Loose is radically silly, and it is the novel’s radical silliness that had me writing notes like “finally, Western Australian realism” and “it is easier to imagine the next extinction event than ...
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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · Aug 29
Copyright Agency CEO Josephine Johnston spoke on AI’s impact on creativity, culture & copyright at the "Creativity Reimagined" panel — joined by Travis C Rice, Rod Savage & Marie-Céline Merret Wirström, with Vinne S. guiding the discussion across law, journalism & film.
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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · Aug 28
✨ Watch the 2025 WA Premier's Book Awards Ceremony online tomorrow 29 Aug, 6:30pm WST | 8:30pm AEST.

Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund is proud to support the Daisy Utemorrah Award for Indigenous Junior & YA Fiction, sponsored by Magabala Books.

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2025 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Ceremony - Live Stream
Join us from the comfort of your home and live stream the 2025 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards. Watch the State Library light up during a glittering awards ceremony. Support your favourite…
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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · Aug 26
Art makes spaces iconic - but it must be licensed.
If you’re adding visual art to architectural projects, support creators with the right permissions. 🏛️🎨

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WA Medical Clinic – The Punkurunu Aboriginal Medical Service (PAMS)
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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · Aug 22
Australia’s copyright law provides a strong, effective framework for innovation and Australia’s creative industries. Under the Copyright Act, using content requires permission and fair compensation.
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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · Aug 21
Congratulations to the fantastic Copyright Agency members who have been shortlisted for the 2025 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards! Your extraordinary creativity and literary excellence are inspiring.
Announcing the shortlists for the 2025 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
Creative Australia has today revealed the shortlist for the 2025 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, the richest literary prize in the nation.
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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · Aug 20
Hi @yungenchee.bsky.social
The event was hosted by Digital Rights Watch. They would have a recording of the webinar.
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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · Aug 20
It's Australian School Library Day with the theme, All the Literacies. A well-resourced school library is at the heart of fostering reading literacy, a love of reading, and whole-school reading programs—but its impact goes far beyond the page.

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Copyright Agency @copyright.com.au · Aug 19
Ethical art use starts with licensing. We offer best practice agreements + support to protect you and the artist. 🎨
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Josephine Baker and La Revue Negre – Lithographs of Le Tulmulte Noir in Paris 1927
© Paul Colin
Courtesy of Common Hours
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