[Year 12 IPM] Fed Govt review of copyright & 'fair use'
Lawson, Margaret
mlawson at stmichaels.vic.edu.au
Fri May 27 07:54:25 EST 2005
Enjoy!
Margaret
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From: Keith Richardson [mailto:keithcr at fastmail.fm]
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Subject: Re: [Year 12 IPM] Fed Govt review of copyright & 'fair use'
What I got was a "You are not permitted to view this view" - did others
have the same problem?
Keith
On Wed, 25 May 2005 08:46:13 +1000, "Donna Benjamin" <donna at cc.com.au>
said:
> Thought this looked relevant to you lot.... and maybe worth passing
> on to Teacher Librarians?
>
> - D.
> --------------------------------------------------------
> http://www.ag.gov.au/agd/WWW/agdhome.nsf/AllDocs/
> E63BC2D5203F2D29CA256FF8001584D7?OpenDocument
>
> Fair Use and Other Copyright Exceptions
> An examination of fair use, fair dealing and other exceptions in the
> Digital Age
> Issues Paper - May 2005
>
> 1. Introduction
>
> 1.1 The purpose of this paper is to invite comment on whether the
> Copyright Act
> should include a general exception associated with principles of
> ‘fair use’ or specific
> exceptions which would facilitate the public’s access to copyright
> material in the
> digital environment.
>
> 1.8 Submissions are sought on the issues raised. A number of
> questions that may
> be useful in preparing submissions are included at the end of this
> paper (see section
> 15). Submissions are requested by 1 July 2005.
>
>
> Foreword
> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> The Coalition Government is committed to maintaining an effective and
> relevant copyright
> law that achieves an appropriate balance between the rights of
> copyright owners and
> reasonable access to copyright material for users.
>
> The Copyright Act 1968 (the ‘Copyright Act’) gives copyright
owners
> certain exclusive rights
> to promote creativity and innovation. However, there are also
> exceptions to these rights
> which allow others, in various circumstances, to use copyright
> material without the
> permission of the copyright owner.
>
> Digital technologies give people great freedom over when and how to
> use copyright material.
> New forms of expression, entertainment and public communication are
> continuing to emerge.
> These developments in digital technology pose new challenges for the
> policy balance.
>
> The Government is aware some common personal uses of copyright
> material infringe
> copyright. Examples include transferring music from a CD onto an MP3
> or iPod player or
> copying a television broadcast to view later. Those engaged in such
> uses do not believe they
> are or should be considered copyright pirates.
>
> Many observers believe copyright law should be reformed to reflect
> public attitudes and
> practices. Some interest groups feel a copyright balance might be
> better maintained in a
> rapidly changing digital environment if the Copyright Act were to
> include an open-ended ‘fair
> use’ exception that would allow the courts to determine whether a
> particular use of copyright
> material is ‘fair’ and should be lawful. Others argue the
present
> specific exceptions in the Act
> should be amended to make certain uses of copyright material lawful.
>
> For copyright owners, digital technology offers great opportunities.
> It also poses significant
> threats, with copyright material now easier than ever to copy.
> Copyright owners are
> concerned about increasing copyright piracy and believe it is
> necessary to exercise closer
> control over the way their material is used.
>
> I seek submissions on ways of addressing these conflicting views and
> canvass options in this
> paper. In particular, I seek views on whether the Copyright Act
> should include more specific
> exceptions or a fair use exception which would facilitate the
> public’s access to copyright
> material.
>
> I appreciate the issues associated with ‘fair use’ and
copyright
> exceptions, including personal
> copying, provoke significant debate amongst copyright owners and
> users. These issues affect
> many Australians from those recording television programs at home to
> others who work in
> Australia’s growing copyright industries. These issues should be
> properly considered.
>
> I encourage those who have a view to make a submission on the options
> proposed in this
> paper for reforming the exceptions to copyright and any other options
> the Government should
> consider.
>
> Philip Ruddock
> Attorney-General
>
>
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Keith Richardson
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Elsternwick Ph (03)9528 4911
keithcr at fastmail.fm
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