Diverse international coalition warns about copyright dangers in TPP
Social media companies, entrepreneurs, investors, and Internet user groups speak out about copyright dangers in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement With secretive TPP talks intensifying in Ottawa Canada, business leaders have sent a letter raising concerns about how the TPP could force online service providers to act as Internet cops, raising costs and potentially putting […]
What Does Copyright Have to Do With ‘Free Trade’?
This article, by Jeremy Malcolm, was originally published on EFF’s Deeplinks Blog. Jeremy is a former EFA Board Member and is currently Senior Global Policy Analyst at EFF. See the original article. What Does Copyright Have to Do With “Free Trade”? Unpicking the Undemocratic Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Democracy makes the job of our […]
A small step towards fair use; a giant leap for the visually impaired
EFA welcomes the government’s announcement that Australia has finally signed the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities. This treaty is the result of many years of hard work from disability advocates and public institutions. It will give Australia’s blind and visually impaired persons (BVIPs) access to […]
Speak Out #5: Introducing Fair Use – Niva Elkin-Koren
Thursday 15th May, 18:30 AEST Israel adopted a new copyright law in 2007, which included a shift from a British-style ‘fair dealing’ framework to an American-style ‘fair use framework. The Australian government is currently considering its response to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s recent report, which recommends that Australian copyright law be shifted in the same manner. […]
Stop the pirates? Behind Brandis’ copyright crusade
Copyright has been firmly back on the agenda in recent months. We’ve seen the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) release its report on copyright which recommended that Australia adopt a “fair use” exception to copyright infringement. Yet we’ve also seen the Attorney General, George Brandis, get more exercised about copyright piracy this month, and pledge […]