---
title: "Written consent for a work that is not in a film"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/sports-and-entertainment-law/non-film-moral-rights-written-consent"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a39-non-film-moral-rights-written-consent"
area_id: "A39"
kind: "agreement"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A39-D20261018-3"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Written consent for a work that is not in a film

> A written consent under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) section 195AWA for a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work other than as included in a cinematograph film.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/sports-and-entertainment-law/non-film-moral-rights-written-consent  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

- Kind: Agreement. A contract between two or more parties.
- Practice area: [Sports & Entertainment Law](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/sports-and-entertainment-law.md)
- Jurisdictions: Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the 2 authorities it cites, for Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when a contributor is asked to consent to an act or omission affecting a moral right in a work that is not a film and is not included in a film. The consent has no effect unless section 195AWA(3) or the employee exception is met.

## Used for these tasks

- [Prepare contributor moral-rights consents from the production template](https://ailawframework.com/practice/sports-and-entertainment-law/prepare-contributor-moral-rights-consents-from-the-production-template.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may insert the specified acts and the specified work the principal supplies, and must not say the consent has effect or use the film consent in its place.

**AI may:**

- Insert the work and the specified acts or classes of acts the principal lists
- Mark whether the consent is the employee consent in subsection 195AWA(4)

**AI must not:**

- Must not omit the specified acts or the specified work, unless the principal marks the employee exception
- Must not say the consent was genuinely given
- Must not say a false or misleading statement has invalidated the consent

**The lawyer checks:**

- The work is not a cinematograph film and is not included in a film
- The consent is genuinely given, as the principal and the author address
- Subsection 195AWA(3) is satisfied, or the employee exception in subsection 195AWA(4) is the form used
- Section 195AWB is considered before the consent is relied on

## Authorities

- [Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) s 195AWA](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/s195awa.html)
- [Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) s 195AWB](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/s195awb.html)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/sports-and-entertainment-law/non-film-moral-rights-written-consent and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*