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Australian Government intellectual property rules

Published 10th Jul 2018

The Australian Government has a lot of IP to protect, and all government agencies are responsible for managing the IP they produce.

Updating Australia's copyright laws

23 December 2015

We have released for public comment proposed changes to Australia’s copyright laws designed to modernise and improve their workability.

Copyright Tribunal vacancies

4 February 2016

The Australian Government is looking to appoint up to two new part-time non-judicial members to the Copyright Tribunal of Australia.

IP Principles for Commonwealth entities

Published 19th Sep 2016

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Rates of online copyright infringement drop

18 November 2016

The Government has released the results of the 2016 online copyright infringement survey, which show an overall decrease in the level of...

Short Guide to Copyright

Published 30th Nov 2016

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This document provides a Short Guide to Copyright. Copyright provides legal protection for people who express ideas and information in certain forms. The most common forms are writing, visual...

The economics of 'fair use'

20 December 2016

The Ernst & Young Cost Benefit Analysis Report has been published.

Justice Jayne Jagot reappointed to the Copyright Tribunal

30 November 2016

The Government has reappointed the Honourable Justice Jayne Jagot as Deputy President of the Copyright Tribunal of Australia for a further five...

Cost benefit analysis of changes to the Copyright Act 1968

Published 20th Dec 2016

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Ernst & Young was engaged on the instructions of the Department of Communications and the Arts (the 'Department') to undertake an analysis of the impact of amending the Copyright Act 1968 to...

Release of Productivity Commission's intellectual property report

20 December 2016

The Australian Government presented the Productivity Commission's final report on its Inquiry into Australia's Intellectual Property (IP)...

First steps in modernising the copyright framework

22 March 2017

The Government has introduced changes to copyright laws that will greatly improve access to copyright material for disability, education, library...

Further consultation on safe harbour legislation

24 April 2017

The Australian Government announced it will undertake further consultation with stakeholders on the extension of the safe harbour provisions in the...

Important changes to copyright law now a reality

15 May 2017

Bill to improve access to copyright material for disability, education, library and archive sectors passed by Parliament.

Duration of copyright

Published 11th May 2018

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Table setting out the new copyright terms that will apply from 1 January 2019 under the Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Act 2017.

Review of Code of Conduct for Copyright Collecting Societies

Start/End Date: August 25, 2017 09:00 AEST to September 29, 2017 17:00 AEST

We are seeking feedback on the extent to which the current Code of Conduct for Copyright Collecting Societies promotes fair and efficient outcomes for both members and licensees of copyright collecting societies in Australia.

7 November 2017

We have released the results of the 2017 online copyright infringement survey, showing Australians are embracing streaming services and are more...

Consumer Survey on Online Copyright Infringement 2017—A marketing research report

Published 7th Nov 2017

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This report presents the main findings of the third consumer survey of online copyright infringement amongst Australians aged 12+, conducted in March 2017....