Australia's Copyright Act gets digital upgrade
Monday 2 July 2012 @ 2.02 p.m. | IP & Media
The Australian Law Reform Commission has released the final terms of reference of its review of copyright.
The Attorney-General’s Department received in excess of 60 submissions in response to the draft terms of reference, which were released for public consultation in March this year.
The revised terms for "Copyright and the Digital Economy" are broad ranging and involve balancing the rights of copyright owners with the
interests of new content services and the public in fostering the digital economy.
The Copyright Act has been subject to amendments over the last 12 years but has not
been looked at across the board in light of the impact digital transformation has
had on the economy, policy and practice.
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