[LINK] copyright, cyber security, etc.

[Jan Whitaker]

Fwd: APO Weekly Briefing - 09 June 2011

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>COPYRIGHT FUTURE COPYRIGHT FREEDOM
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/copyright-future-copyright-freedom
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>Benedict Atkinson, Brian Fitzgerald | Queensland University of Technology
>03 June, 2011 | If copyright law does not liberate us from 
>restrictions on the  dissemination of knowledge, if it does not 
>encourage expressive freedom,  what is its purpose?
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>AN OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL CYBER-SECURITY AWARENESS RAISING AND 
>EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/overview-international-cyber-security-awareness-raising-and-educational-initiatives
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>Chris Connolly | Australian Communications and Media Authority
>06 June, 2011 | This study examined a selection 
>68 Cyber-Security education initiatives in 11 
>jurisdictions and analysed the literature used to both support and 
>evaluate these strategies.
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>YOUR SYSTEM MIGHT BE AT RISK - AUSTRALIA'S CYBER SECURITY
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/your-system-might-be-risk-australias-cyber-security
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>Andrew Davies | Australian Strategic Policy Institute
>02 June, 2011 | This report looks at the difficult public policy 
>issues raised by the increased dependence on computer networks for 
>almost every aspect of our lives and the growing amount of hostile 
>activity on those networks.
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>GUIDELINES FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF COMPUTER GAMES
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/guidelines-classification-computer-games
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>The Classification Board
>03 June, 2011 | Separate guidelines for computer games have been 
>drafted because of  compelling research evidence indicating that 
>interactivity may increase  the impact of the classifiable elements 
>in computer games (compared with  films).
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>THE ACCIDENTAL CRIMINAL: USING POLICY TO CURB ILLEGAL DOWNLOADING
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/accidental-criminal-using-policy-curb-illegal-downloading
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>Ann Dadich, Kalika Navin Doloswala | First Monday
>07 June, 2011 | Despite  legislative attempts to curb illegal 
>downloading, lessons to date  suggest these do little to reduce the 
>activity. Drawing on psychological  literature, this paper offers an 
>innovative approach to address illegal  downloading.
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>THE ALRC REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/alrc-review-national-classification-system
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>Terry Flew | Australian Law Reform Commission
>09 June, 2011 | On 24 March 2011, Attorney-General of Australia, the 
>Hon Robert McClelland MP, asked the Australian Law Reform Commission 
>(ALRC) to inquire and report on the framework for the classification 
>of media content in Australia.


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