[Year 12 IPM] music copyright

[Stephen Loosley]

At 01:19 PM 2/11/2006, Donna Benjamin wrote:

>Current legislation before parliament will REDUCE exceptions for
>study and research currently permitted under Fair dealing provisions.

Perhaps of interest regarding this. (Note, no political-comment intended)


>From: Henry, Allison (N. Roxon, MP) [mailto:Allison.Henry at aph.gov.au]
>Sent: Wednesday, 1 November 2006 5:16 PM
>Subject: NICOLA ROXON MEDIA RELEASE - COPYRIGHT REFORMS
>NEED BETTER  EYE TO THE FUTURE - 1 NOVEMBER
>
>Nicola Roxon MP
>Shadow Attorney-General
>
>MEDIA RELEASE
>
>Copyright reforms need better eye to the future
>
>Shadow Attorney-General Nicola Roxon today flagged Labor’s concerns  
>with the Howard Government’s extensive copyright reforms.
>
>“Copyright is an extraordinarily complex area of law, requiring a  
>careful balance between adequate reward for creators and proper  
>protection for copyright owners on the one hand, and concerns to  
>ensure accessibility for consumers on the other.
>
>“These changes signify perhaps the biggest overhaul of Australia’s  
>copyright law in years, yet, as currently drafted, they are  
>burdened with unworkable complexity and numerous inconsistencies.
>
>“New technology has put pressure on our existing Copyright Act and  
>we should take this opportunity to better address technological  
>change.
>
>“But instead of simplifying the laws by introducing technologically  
>neutral provisions, the Government has proposed a more complex  
>copyright system, with different exceptions and limits for  
>different formats of material.
>
>The Copyright Amendment Bill 2006 was today debated in the House of  
>Representatives, ahead of a Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs  
>Committee review of the legislation which is due to report on  
>November 10th.
>
>In particular, Ms Roxon wants the Committee to scrutinise the  
>treatment of new technologies in the bill, the appropriateness of  
>the new enforcement provisions and the apparent adverse impact on  
>the schools and researchers.
>
>“Given the short time frame for debate in the House, I do hope that  
>the Senate Committee will be able to iron out some of the major  
>problems with this 200 page long Bill and advise on preferable  
>drafting for some of the existing clumsy provisions.”
>
>With extensive negotiations still continuing between Government and  
>stakeholders, and the review in the Senate pending, Labor will  
>reserve its position on the Bill until it sees the Government’s  
>final position.
>
>“It is in everyone’s interests to work co-operatively to make our  
>copyright law as robust as possible ­ and we hope the Government  
>will take this approach to improving this complex piece of  
>legislation.”
>
>Wednesday 1 November, 2006
>For more information call Allison Henry: 0417 108 362 or 02 6277 2039
>
><<MED 061101 Copyright reforms need better eye to the future.pdf>>
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Cheers, Donna
Stephen Loosley
Victoria, Australia