If you created a work in collaboration with other students and/or staff, the copyright will be shared between all of you.
There are some exceptions to this in certain situations.
For more information please see the links below.
Copyright gives its owner the legal right to take action if someone else uses their material without permission. Sometimes, criminal proceedings can also be brought.
There are many myths about how you can prove copyright ownership, which are unhelpful. There are, though, some things you can do that might help you to have relevant evidence for court.
In some circumstances, copyright owners can rely on presumptions that they own copyright, rather than having to prove ownership.
In addition to copyright, both technological protection measures and contractual terms can be used to limit other people’s ability to have access to or use copyright material.
Reference: Australian Copyright Council. Information Sheet G084v05 Protecting Your Copyright. Retrieved from http://www.copyright.org.au/
TIP: Creative Commons is another method used to licence your own work.
For more information about copyright protection please see the link below.