Posted by Charles Alexander and John Fairbairn
Earlier today the Commonwealth Attorney General released the long awaited draft Terms of Reference for the Australian Law Reform Commission's (ALRC) Inquiry into Copyright.
Titled 'Copyright and the Digital Economy', the draft terms are potentially broad ranging and will involve balancing the rights of copyright owners with the interests of new content services and the public in fostering the digital economy.
The ALRC will particularly report on 'whether the exceptions in the Copyright Act are adequate and appropriate in the digital environment'. The development of new products and services and the use of copyright material as part of social networking is specifically mentioned.
The Terms of Reference expressly require the Commission to take into account the government's Convergence Review, the final report of which is due later this month.
Interested stakeholders are invited to make submissions on the proposed draft terms of reference by 27 April 2012.
The Commission is to report no later than 30 November 2013 and it is reasonable to expect that legislative amendments flowing from that report would not be expected before late 2014.
Titled 'Copyright and the Digital Economy', the draft terms are potentially broad ranging and will involve balancing the rights of copyright owners with the interests of new content services and the public in fostering the digital economy.
The ALRC will particularly report on 'whether the exceptions in the Copyright Act are adequate and appropriate in the digital environment'. The development of new products and services and the use of copyright material as part of social networking is specifically mentioned.
The Terms of Reference expressly require the Commission to take into account the government's Convergence Review, the final report of which is due later this month.
Interested stakeholders are invited to make submissions on the proposed draft terms of reference by 27 April 2012.
The Commission is to report no later than 30 November 2013 and it is reasonable to expect that legislative amendments flowing from that report would not be expected before late 2014.
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