Legal and ethical requirements apply when copying, re-using or publishing material from the Library's collections

When you might not need copyright owner permission to copy and re-use material

A list of resources about copyright law, exceptions, organisations and ways of finding copyright owners

A summary of copyright and rights in the Pictures Collection.

A summary of copyright and rights in the Oral History and Folklore Collection.

A summary of copyright and rights in the Music Collection.

A summary of copyright and rights in the Maps Collection.

A summary of copyright and rights in the Manuscripts Collection.

See some of the creative works from our collections have come out of copyright and into the public domain this year.

Every year, on 1 January, creative works come out of copyright and into the public domain.

Explore items in the National Library’s collection that enter the public domain this year, including the unpublished works of Miles Franklin and Chester Wilmot.

The Library requests that you inform us if you wish to publish (reproduce, print, use online, broadcast, perform, display, include in a film, transmit, project, quote) a copy of an item from our rare and unique collections.