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

[Jason Lappin]

Hi List
I was wondering if there was anyone out there that has a VG example of an On
Screen User documentation done with Powerpoint that I can show one of my
students. 

Thanks for your help

Jason Lappin
Yr 11 Coordinator
Network Administrator
Rutherglen High School


On 9/2/09 1:26 PM, "monica njoroge" <monteach at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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_Copyrig
>>> htAmendmentAct2006
>>>>> There are useful *Copyright Amendment Act 2006 - Fact sheets* available
>>> by
>>>>> following the links.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Regards
>>>>> 
>>>>> COLIN
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