Government Response to Productivity Commission’s intellectual property report

The Government has released its Response to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Australia’s Intellectual Property Arrangements.

The Response supports a number of the Commission’s recommendations and acknowledges the importance of further consultation with stakeholders on future copyright reforms.  These consultations will occur over the next 12 months.

The Department’s Bureau of Communications and Arts Research has also released a discussion paper for its review of the Code of Conduct for Copyright Collecting Societies as recommended by the Productivity Commission.

Find out more:

• View the Government’s response on the Department of Industry and Innovation’s website
• Read stakeholder submissions from the consultation on the final PC report