Copyright
Permission to re-tell the 'Stories of the Dreaming' can only be given by the custodian/s of each story, in consultation with their community. That permission has been granted to the Australian Museum, by the relevant custodians and/or communities. The Australian Museum only has the right to use these for this website only. The Museum cannot transfer this right to others.
If you want to use the stories in any other way than access through this website you will need to contact the relevant state or territory land councils to gain permission from the story owners. The Museum cannot give you this information.
Copyright in this site rests with the Australian Museum and no part of this site may be reproduced . The Australian Museum cannot grant permission for re-use of the stories in any form.
Copyright in the individual stories rests with the owners of each story and the stories may not be told or altered in any way without their permission.
It can be very distressing for an Indigenous community to find cultural material, whether story, artefact, painting, etc., in the public domain without consent. As with the secret/sacred stories outlined above, each community places controls on who can have access to cultural information.
Intellectual property laws recognise the right of the owners to claim copyright over the stories on this site.
Copyright information:
http://www.amonline.net.au/about/copyright.htm
Links
Aboriginal Nations - http://www.ablnat.com.au/
Australian Aboriginal Land Councils - http://www.koori.net/councils/
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