[Year 12 IT Apps] Copyright Amendment Act 2006 (Australia)

[monica njoroge]

Thanks for that Mark, I'll try and make it as well-rounded as I can.
May I also say , I have been using your website since when I was on teaching
rounds in uni, so on behalf of many inexperienced IT teachers *thank you!*

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Mark Kelly <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au>wrote:

> Hi Monica.  All amendments to the copyright act are referred to by
> "Copyright Act 1968" [similar applies to amendments of the Privacy Act].
>
> They won't ask questions about the copyright amendment act, only 'the
> copyright act' because the glossary defines the legislation relevant to ITA.
>
> (Three cheers for the glossary again.  Who says we don't need it?)
>
> So, in theory, the examiners COULD ask a question about a recent amendment
> because it would fit within 'The Copyright Act 1968'.
>
> But would they ask a specific question about a recent amendment?
>
> IMO, the examiners are very unlikely to be so specific or up-to-date with
> their copyright question(s).  After all, many kids don't even know it's
> illegal to copy commercial DVDs or download album torrents, let alone little
> changes made to the law recently (e.g. timeshifting; converting purchased
> music to a new format to play it on a portable player etc.)
>
> The ITA textbooks probably will have been written before the 2006 amendment
> (my book was) so they would not refer to recent amendments.
>
> Having said that, I bet the exam asks specifically whether timeshifting is
> legal or not  :-(
>
> Cheers
> Mark
>
>
> Monica Njoroge wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>> I'm Monica, first time teaching IT Apps.
>> Sorry to ask this again Mark but just to be clear does that mean that the
>>  Copyright Amendment Act *2006* is examinable. I can't find anything in
>> the
>> glossary.
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Monica
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Mark Kelly<kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Amendments (e.g. Digital Agenda Amendment) are subsumed into the parent
>>> acts. The glossary defines which laws are examinable.
>>>
>>> And thanks for the link - very handy!
>>>
>>> Colin SUTTON wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all
>>>>
>>>> Anyone know whether the EoY Exam will test specifically the Copyright
>>>> Amendment Act 2006? Or are the amendments ignored in the exam?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>> http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/agd.nsf/Page/Copyright_IssuesandReviews_CopyrightAmendmentAct2006
>>
>>> There are useful *Copyright Amendment Act 2006 - Fact sheets* available
>>>>
>>> by
>>
>>> following the links.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> COLIN
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