[LINK] FW: Ffx: PC's 'CopyNotRight' Report

[Vanessa Tuckfield]

And according to: 
The Australian Digital Alliance (ADA) welcomes the sensible and much needed proposals for changes to Australia’s copyright law contained in the draft report of the Productivity Commission’s Intellectual Property Arrangement Inquiry, which was released today.

The draft report finds that “Australia’s copyright arrangements are weighed too heavily in favour of copyright owners, to the detriment of the long-term interests of both consumers and intermediate users” and recommends major changes to the Australian copyright system. These include:

the introduction of a broad fair use provision to add flexibility to Australia’s copyright system and enshrine user rights; 
the extension of existing ISP safe harbor provisions to other online service providers;
the ending of perpetual copyright terms for unpublished works; and
the adoption of policies to require open access publication of publicly funded research.
The ADA supports these and other recommendations by the Commission. We note two – the introduction of copyright terms for unpublished works and the extension of safe harbours to online service providers – are already proposed in the exposure draft of the Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Bill released by the government late last year. We eagerly await the introduction of this Bill in Parliament.

Jessica Coates, the Executive Officer of the ADA, said “If implemented, the Productivity Commission’s proposals will provide major benefits for all Australians by promoting creativity and innovation, improving access to knowledge and creating economic growth.”

“They will be particularly welcomed by those sectors that rely on access to material that is currently locked up behind overly-broad copyright laws, including schools and universities, libraries and other cultural institutions, disability organisations and companies working with new technologies.”

“These changes will align Australia’s copyright regime with international best practice and will ensure that the everyday behaviour of millions of Australians – such as forwarding emails and using the latest technologies - will no longer be illegal.”
http://digital.org.au/media/productivity-commissions-copyright-recommendations-welcomed-australias-schools-universities 

It is going to be an interesting time until the final report comes out.....

VANESSA TUCKFIELD | MANAGER COPYRIGHT & INFORMATION POLICY
UNIVERSITIES AUSTRALIA

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Subject: Re: [LINK] Ffx: PC's 'CopyNotRight' Report

Hi Jim,

According the new CEO of the Australian Copyright Agency:
> Dear members,
>
> I’m writing to let you know that the Productivity Commission overnight released its report into Australia’s Intellectual Property arrangements. This is an interim report – with feedback being accepted until Friday 3 June and the final report due in August.
>
> It has recommended the introduction of a Fair Use exception, which would be culturally and economically damaging for Australia.  According to a PwC report, this sort of approach will dramatically curb domestic production of creative products potentially costing Australia over $1b in GDP. The Productivity Commission has also recommended the repeal of the Parallel Importation Restrictions for Books.
>
> The Copyright Agency | Viscopy has issued the following Media Release in response to the report and will keep you in touch regarding next steps.
>
> MEDIA RELEASE
>
> Productivity Commission proposals would stifle Australian content
>
> Proposals to impose a US-style intellectual property arrangement in Australia made by the Productivity Commission today would pose one of the greatest dangers to Australian-made content in a generation.
>
> “A US-style ‘fair use’ exception to copyright is out of context in the Australian system and would be a wrecking ball to Australian writers, creators, publishers and the local creative industries,” said Adam Suckling, CEO of Copyright Agency.
>
> “Australian consumers, educators and students should be rightly concerned that home-grown stories, local content and Australian educational works would be seriously curtailed by such an irresponsible policy.”


http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=8c40de4c9e25d66af07159224&id=31d7db66c4&e=98d0596d4a

Marghanita

Proposals to impose a US-style intellectual property arrangement in Australia made by the Productivity Commission today would pose one of the greatest dangers to Australian-made content in a generation.
On 02/05/16 12:26, Jim Birch wrote:
> Economists have recognised for a long time that copyright and patents 
> go well past what is economically justified by productivity and 
> investment considerations and a long way into into the world of rent seeking.
>
> I'm interested to know how these recommendation fit various 
> international agreements.  The US/AU bilateral agreement requires that 
> our copyright and intellectual property systems are harmonised.  Does 
> that mean the US have to follow us if we change?  :)
>
> Jim
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