When you create something, whether it is a painting, a graphic design or a digital design, you own it. If you would like to sell your creations for income, then copyright licensing is the way you can sell your creations for people to use and give your permission to use it, but only use it in a certain way.

This copyright licence is for personal use and allows you to give that permission to others to use your artistic creations in exchange for a fee. An example could be a set of clip art illustrations you sell online for people to use in their social media. Or perhaps you sell stock photographs for people to use on their website.

This Copyright Licence Agreement Template is for use in Australia and is suitable for use in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.

It takes the form of a written terms and conditions that the person purchasing your creation agrees to at the time they buy it. It is a nonexclusive licence for use in certain circumstances, including use on social media, use on a website, use in school projects or print posters and personal use.

It does not permit use on things that will be commercialised like greeting cards that will be on-sold or to be used on RedBubble or print on demand sites that on-sell items. If that is the case, a commercial licence should be offered and you should charge more for your products.

This copyright licence agreement template includes:

1. a description of the parties to the licence;

2. the type of licence;

3. details of payment;

4. a refund and cancellation policy (no refund for change of mind);

5. a licence for non-commercial use to the individual who purchases your material;

6. exclusions for use of a commercial nature or if someone passes it to a third party;

7. an attribution clause for you as creator of the artistic material; and

8. general protections to protect your liability.

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