Attributing copyright material licensed from ŮŮÊÓÆµ(including this website)
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Use of ŮŮÊÓÆµmaterial licensed under a , including that contained on this website, requires you to attribute the work in the manner specified by ŮŮÊÓÆµ(but not in any way that suggests that ŮŮÊÓÆµendorses you or your use of the work). The attribution must:
- Identify ŮŮÊÓÆµas the creators of the material.
- Include a notice that copyright in the material used belongs to the Commonwealth of Australia.
- Include a link to the material on the ŮŮÊÓÆµwebsite.
- Include a notice that the material is licensed under a Creative Commons Licence and a link to that licence.
The following is provided to enable you to meet our licensing conditions. These requirements do not apply when you are not using ŮŮÊÓÆµmaterial in a manner that would breach copyright. For example, if you are using ideas or information taken from Geoscience Australia, paraphrasing ŮŮÊÓÆµmaterial or quoting ŮŮÊÓÆµin a way that is not substantial and in those cases you should cite ŮŮÊÓÆµin the manner set out in our How to cite ŮŮÊÓÆµsources of information page.
ŮŮÊÓÆµmaterial used 'as supplied'
Provided you have not modified or transformed ŮŮÊÓÆµmaterial in any way including, for example, by:
- changing the text
- calculating percentage changes
- graphing or charting data
- deriving new statistics from published ŮŮÊÓÆµstatistics
such material contained on this website (including - but not restricted to - data, text and images) may be used provided the following attribution is cited:
Source: [insert material title and link to material on ŮŮÊÓÆµwebsite] by ŮŮÊÓÆµwhich is © Commonwealth of Australia and is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence and is subject to the disclaimer of warranties in of that licence.
Derivative material
If you have modified or transformed ŮŮÊÓÆµmaterial, or derived new material from those of ŮŮÊÓÆµin any way, the following attribution must be used:
Based on [insert material title and link to material on ŮŮÊÓÆµwebsite] by ŮŮÊÓÆµwhich is © Commonwealth of Australia and is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence and is subject to the disclaimer of warranties in of that licence.
Joint products
ŮŮÊÓÆµoccasionally produces works in partnership with other organisations or individuals. In these instances, the works will be clearly labelled with all partners to the joint venture. Where use of the material is allowed by licensing, attributions must be as follows:
Material used 'as supplied ': Sources: [insert material title and link to material on ŮŮÊÓÆµwebsite] by ŮŮÊÓÆµwhich is © Commonwealth of Australia and is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence and is subject to the disclaimer of warranties in of that licence.
; <partner 1>; <partner 2>; etc. Derivative material: Based on material supplied by: Geoscience Australia; <partner 1>; <partner 2>; etc.
Source: [insert material title and link to material on ŮŮÊÓÆµwebsite] by ŮŮÊÓÆµwhich is © Commonwealth of Australia and is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence and is subject to the disclaimer of warranties in of that licence.
Citing ŮŮÊÓÆµsources
Where your use of ŮŮÊÓÆµmaterial requires citation, see guide to citing ŮŮÊÓÆµsources for advice.