ABC Home | Radio | Television | News | Your Local ABC | More Subjects… | Shop

 
 
 

Terms and Conditions

1. Materials

1.1 "Licensed Materials" means all those audio and audio visual materials listed as Licensed Material in the Schedule to this Agreement.

1.2 The ABC shall use its best endeavours to supply to the Licensee copies of the Licensed Materials as the Licensee may reasonably require to exercise the rights herein granted.

1.3 The Licensee warrants such copies shall be used only within the Production and for the use specified. Use in any other context without the express permission of the ABC is specifically excluded.

1.4 If the Licensed Materials contain ABC registered or unregistered marks, logos, branding, or styling likely to cause it to be identifiable with the ABC, any use of such Licensed Materials will be subject to the specific written approval of the Director, ABC Commercial who may require the ABC mark to be removed from the Licensed Materials at the expense of the Licensee.

1.5 Upon completion of the Production the Licensee shall destroy or return to the ABC all copies of the Licensed Materials in its possession except such material as is contained in the Production. The Licensee shall be responsible for all laboratory, carriage, customs and other costs of a similar nature in respect of the manufactured copies of the Licensed Materials in accordance with the provisions of this clause.

2. The Licensee warrants that:

2.1 if the Licensed Materials contain vision and/or sound of an identifiable individual and the Licensee intends to use the Licensed Materials in:
(a) such a way as may or will imply that the individual endorses a product; or
(b) a political advertisement (namely an advertisement authorised by a political party) the Licensee will obtain the individual’s prior permission for that use.

2.2 if the Licensed Materials contain copyright material which the ABC cannot licence, the Licensee will obtain all necessary consents from the owners of that copyright material prior to the exercise of any rights herein granted.

2.3 The Licensee indemnifies the ABC against any loss, claim, demand, liability, cost, damages and expenses (including legal fees properly incurred) resulting from any breach of the warranties in clauses 2.1 and 2.2 or directly or indirectly relating to the content of the Production or the Licensee’s use of the Licensed Materials including any claim for infringement of any patent, trade mark, registered design, or for passing off, misleading or deceptive conduct, defamation or contempt of court.

2.4 The Licensed Material is licensed in accordance with ABC Editorial Policies, available at http://abc.net.au/corp/pubs/edpols.htm.

3. Interpretation

3.1 This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of New South Wales, Australia and any dispute arising therefrom shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales.

3.2 This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the ABC and the Licensee with respect to the Licensed Materials and may not be modified or amended except in writing signed by the ABC and the Licensee.

3.3 All representations, conditions and warranties, oral or written, express or implied, other than those contained herein are hereby excluded.

4. Accreditation

4.1 An accreditation to the ABC stating "Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC Commercial" must be given in the end credits of the Production with the duration and height of the credit being equivalent to all other credits for footage or other copyright material suppliers.

5. Goods and Services Tax (GST)

5.1 Where applicable the fee(s) include the goods and services tax imposed by the Commonwealth.

For more information contact us