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The Copyright Amendment Act received Royal Assent on 11 December and is now in force.
Link to the Australian Copyright Council website for the latest information.
An information sheet is also available (PDF: 270 KB)
In Australia, copyright law is contained in the Copyright Act 1968, and in court decisions that have interpreted the provisions of the Act.
Australian law recognises that individuals have the right to protect the moral and economic interests arising from their creative works. Copyright is a form of intellectual property that protects a variety of literary, artistic, musical and dramatic endeavours as well as other things such as sound recordings and films. It is not ideas but their expression that are protected by copyright law.
Organisations
Attorney General's Department Copyright Branch
Copyright Law Review Committee
Digital Agenda Review - of the amendments to the Copyright Act 1968 contained in the Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000 (Digital Agenda Act)
Australian Copyright Council (ACC) Online Information Centre provides information, advice and training about copyright in Australia. You'll find a lot of information about copyright in Australia on the, including a range of information sheets and of interest should be the ACC Government page.
Australian Digital Alliance - Members united by the common theme that intellectual property laws must strike a balance between providing appropriate incentives for creativity against reasonable and equitable access to knowledge.
Australian Libraries Copyright Committee - the main consultative body and policy forum for the discussion of copyright issues affecting Australian libraries and archives.
Copyright Agency Limited CAL - Australian copyright management company whose role is to provide a bridge between creators and users of copyright material. CAL represents authors, journalists, visual artists, surveyors, photographers and newspaper, magazine and book publishers as their non-exclusive agent to license the copying of their works to the general community.
Copyright Society of Australia, a not-for-profit society, whose members are copyright professionals.
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Intellectual Property branch
Resources
Australian Copyright Council Information sheets
Copyright Act 1968 (incorporating Digital Agenda Amendments)
Copyright Agency Limited CAL Information Sheets
Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000 Fact Sheet Parliamentary Library Guide to copyright and patent law changes in the US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Bill 2004
THE AGD e-NEWS ON COPYRIGHT an online newsletter from the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department Subscribe at http://www.ag.gov.au/enews_subscribe
The Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department Copyright Law Branch produces a booklet entitled Copyright Law in Australia: A Short Guide. To obtain copies of the guide, telephone (02) 6250 6313. An updated version is available online at http://www.ag.gov.au/copyright/shortguide
Information on CAVAL discount for ViGLA members
When you register for a CAVAL course you will be asked for the consortium code to qualify for 15% discount, contact Livia MacNeil - ViGLA Consortia Officer - phone (03) 9854-2231
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