The advice given below is extracted from PROVguide 25 - Copyright for Researchers, which can be downloaded by clicking here (56 KB). Consult this guide before reproducing any PROV records.

• First read PROVguide 25 (see above).
• Speak to PROV staff for further advice if you want to publish any records in our collection.
• Staff can advise whether the Victorian government holds the copyright in the records or not.
• If the State does not own the copyright, you will need to trace and seek the permission of the copyright owner.
• PROV cannot grant permission to reproduce or publish records under privately owned copyright, nor can it undertake to find copyright owners on your behalf.
• For permission to publish government material, use the Application for Permission to Publish forms below.
• Permissions to publish commercially are administered by the Secretary of the agency responsible for creating or transferring the record to PROV.
• Permissions to publish in not-for-profit publications are administered by PROV.
• Permission must be sought from the copyright owner prior to publication, regardless of the type of publication.

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