COPYRIGHT

Rights

The MPLHN aims to make its material accessible to the public. However it also reserves the right to protect its intellectual property and the intellectual property of others according to the Copyright Act 1968 and 2000. The right to "copy" always remains with the owner of the material. Unless expressly stated otherwise, you are not permitted to copy or republish anything you find on the internet without the copyright owner's permission.

The MPLHN retains copyright for all text, images, audio, video and other media published on this website unless otherwise stated. Users have the permission to download, print, reproduce and distribute unaltered content on this website for private, non-commercial use or use within an organisation only and all resources must be cited to the MPLHN or relevant historical society or Network member organisation. If you would like to use any content on this site other than for private purposes please use the contact form on the “contact” page for written permission.

The MPLHN does not own the copyright in all the material on this website. In some cases copyright belongs to third parties and has been published on this website under a licence agreement: this does not authorise you to copy that material.

If you wish to adapt, publish, distribute or commercialise any material presented on this website you must obtain written permission from MPLHN and fees may apply: you may also be required to obtain additional copyright clearances from the copyright owner. For permission to use images, please use the contact form on the “contact” page for written permission.

Duration of copyright in materials featured on this website may vary: materials may also carry multiple copyrights. It is your responsibility to obtain written permission from the copyright owners or their agents before reproduction of any work. Failure to do so will constitute an infringement under Australian copyright law.

Copyright is a complex area of law, and you are encouraged to contact the Australian Copyright Council for further information on your rights and responsibilities.

MPLHN supports the intellectual property rights of others and every reasonable effort has been made by MPLHN to locate, contact and acknowledge copyright owners. Any copyright owner not properly identified and acknowledged on this website should use the contact form on the “contact” page so that corrections can be made.

When you submit content, in any format, you acknowledge that you have all necessary rights, including copyright, in the material that you are contributing to MPLHN website. You agree that the MPLHN may use the material online and in whatever other ways MPLHN chooses, now and in the future.

Fair Use

The MPLHN does not own the copyright in all the material on this website. However, we generally own the copyright in website content that the MPLHN has developed, and you may use that material subject to this copyright notice.

Unless otherwise stated, the use of copyrighted material for non-commercial educational purposes such as teaching, research and news articles is accepted and does not require prior consent. Users, who wish to reproduce content for such purposes may do so, provided none of the content is altered and the author and source of the content is recognised or cited during use.

Links

The MPLHN may provide links to third party sites that have no affiliation with our organisation and the MPLHN does not endorse any material published on these sites. Such information is provided as an additional external resource and should not be deemed as endorsed or owned by the MPLHN.