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
Rees, Lloyd FSpring at Hunter’s Hill1937Restricted
Rees, Lloyd FStill Waters, Lane CoveRestricted
Rees, Lloyd FStudy for 'The Fields of Burrawang'1939Restricted
Rees, Lloyd FStudy for 'Upper Hastings River, NSW' 1963Restricted
Rees, Lloyd FStudy for 'Vezelay on the Hill'1973Restricted
Rees, Lloyd FThe Fig Tree (No.4)1934Restricted
Rees, Lloyd FThe Foreshores at Northwood1942Restricted
Rees, Lloyd FThe Hillside1963Restricted
Rees, Lloyd FTuscan Terrain1973Restricted
Rees, Lloyd FTuscan Town1976Restricted
Rees, Lloyd FVezelay on the Hill1973Restricted
Rehberg, SilkeBible illustrations from “Meine Schulbibel”Restricted
Richert, Karinphotographs of Stolpersteine/Stumbling Blocks by Günter DemnigRestricted
Riebesehl, Heinrich5 Stunden und 35 Minuten/5 hours and 35 minutesRestricted
Riley, Michael PInstallation photos of Musee du quai Branley worksRestricted
Rischar, SiegfriedDie Entstehung des Papiergeldes/ The Origin of Paper Money Restricted
Rischar, SiegfriedDie Entstehung des Papiergeldes/The Origin of Paper MoneyRestricted
Rudolph, LutzNot Listed Restricted
Ruff, ThomasThomas Ruff Works called 'Portraits'Restricted
Ruff, ThomasSterne (Stars)Restricted

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