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
Nicolai, OlafAprès vous (a metallized Bugatti)Restricted
Noir, ThierryNot Listed Restricted
Noir, ThierryArtwork painted on a piece of the Berlin Wall and displayed in the Allied Museum BerlinRestricted
Nouvel, JeanAgbar Tower, drawings, plan, map or exterior viewRestricted
Nouvel, JeanLouvre Museum Abu DhaRestricted
Nouvel, Jean Philarmonie de Paris Concert Hall Pierre BoulezRestricted
Nyadbi, LenaJimbala & Kumerra (Spearheads & Cicatrice) - decorative installation at the MQB Branly Paris2005Restricted
O'Keeffe, GeorgiaHorse’s Skull with Pink Rose1931Restricted
O'Keeffe, GeorgiaRed and orange streak 1919Restricted
O'Keeffe, GeorgiaTwo Calla Lilies on Pink1928Restricted
Oldfield, AlanShip of Fools1970Restricted
Oldfield, AlanPortrait of Wendy Paramor1971Restricted
Olsson, JamesPunch & JudyRestricted
Pechstein, MaxLiegender weiblicher Akt mit Katze/Female Nude with Cat and1909Restricted
Pechstein, Max Seine mit Brücke und Frachtkähnen/Seine with Bridge and Barges 1908Restricted
Penck, A R Not Listed Restricted
Perceval, JohnBoy with Cat (in Carlton St)Restricted
Perceval, JohnNight Gull1957Restricted
Perez Casanova, Maria del CarmenArtworks in products for the company LUMAR Intercontinental SLRestricted
Philadelphia Museum of Art [USA]Red and orange streak 1919Restricted

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