Copyright and Privacy Release Forms
Permission to publish child work and images (Word, 24.5KB)
Permission to publish young adult work and images (Word, 26KB)
Permission to publish adult work and images (Word, 25.5KB)
Copyright
Copyright is a property right, giving the owner a number of exclusive rights over an original work. The work does not need to be registered: the act of making something or commissioning it to be made gives the author copyright.
In New Zealand the law of copyright is set out in the Copyright Act 1994. The Act protects original work – written, artistic, recorded, filmed, printed, or in the form of an electronic (computer) file. It also applies to students’ work.
Privacy
The Privacy Act 1993 defines personal information as any information about an identifiable individual, and sets out rules for collecting, using, and disclosing personal information.
You are responsible for obtaining identifiable individuals’ written consent to appear or be identified, for example in photographs or video images.
We recommend that schools read the Ministry of Education’s publication: www.tki.org.nz/r/governance/curriculum/copyguide_e.php
Another resource is:
A Guide to the Copyright Act (1994) for School Libraries. Niven, Richard. Published by The National Library of New Zealand.
This booklet is a “plain language” review of the Copyright Act as it applies to school libraries. It also answers questions related to copyright and the Internet, copying tapes and CD-ROMs, and student use of photocopiers.
It can be purchased from:
The National Library
PO Box 1467
Wellington
Ph: 04 474 3000