Checklist · Sports & Entertainment Law
Chain of title for an underlying work
A chain-of-title record for a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, using the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) sections 35 and 196. It does not decide ownership of copyright in a film.
- Kind
- Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Where it applies
- Commonwealth
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the 2 authorities it cites, for Commonwealth.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use when building a chain-of-title table for a script, a musical work or another underlying work in a film or television production. Copyright in the film itself is outside this record.
Used for these tasks
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may enter a name or a document only where the principal has marked it, and must not decide who owns the copyright or that an assignment has effect.
AI may
- List each work and the document the principal supplies for it
- Record whether an instrument is in writing and signed, from the document itself
AI must not
- Must not decide who the author or the owner is
- Must not say an assignment has effect if it is not in writing and signed as subsection 196(3) requires
- Must not apply section 35 to copyright in a cinematograph film
- Must not say a licence must be in writing
The lawyer checks
- Parts VII and X are opened, because section 35 has effect subject to them
- The principal decides whether subsection 35(4), 35(5) or 35(6) applies, and whether an agreement excludes or modifies it
- Each assignment is checked for writing and signature
- Ownership of copyright in the film is dealt with under the provision the principal opens, which is not section 35
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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