What are my rights as a copyright holder?

A copyright holder has the right to use the © symbol to indicate that copyright subsists in the work upon which the symbol is used, and to indicate who owns the copyright. The use of the © symbol, however, is not mandatory.

Someone who employs the © symbol when not an owner would be liable for engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct.

Your other rights as a copyright holder include the right:

1. to obtain a court order to stop someone unlawfully using (infringing) your copyright (this kind of order is an injunction)
2. to grant a licence to another person (e.g. in other parts of Australia, in other industries, or in other countries) to exercise some of your rights as a copyright holder, in return for licence fees, royalties, or other payments
3. to sell your copyright
4. to give your copyright away in your will

Other rights depend upon the nature of the copyright work; for example: