Excluded Works

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
  • Capital Brief 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 NameTitleYear Of Publication Excluded
Dupain, MaxAustralia Square, Sydney,Calder commissioned for the George Street entrance1969Restricted
EKSELL, OLLEOgon cacao (eye print)Restricted
Engert , Ernst 333 Silhouettes0Restricted
Erfurth, HugoFrau Schüller/Mrs SchüllerRestricted
Evans, MeganAnother View Walking Trail" - 18 sites and 16 public art worksRestricted
Fairskye, MerilynMaterial World public artwork Sydney City Council/Railway Square, 1999Restricted
Fairweather, IanShalimarRestricted
Fairweather, IanHouse by the SeaRestricted
Faller, PeterGround plans and architecture studies for Wüstenrot StiftungRestricted
Feininger , LyonelNot Listed 0Restricted
Feldmann, Hans-PeterDie Toten (The Dead), including 95 photographs of terrorists and their victims published in the book1998Restricted
Feldmann, Hans-PeterPhotographs from The Death (Die Toten) seriesRestricted
Fernandez Granell, EugenioLluvia1961Restricted
Fernandez Granell, EugenioDibujo1961Restricted
Fernandez Granell, EugenioTrompos1961Restricted
Fernandez Granell, EugenioMiddlebury1962Restricted
Fernandez Granell, EugenioPelícula hecha en casa con pelota y muñec1962Restricted
Ferran, AnneBook 1, 2, 3 or 4Restricted
Ferran, Anne2­-38Restricted
Ferran, Anne1-38 1-19 2-38 Book 1, 2, 3 or 4 6/9Restricted

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 2024