Fair Use is NOT Theft
The following post is a response from EFA Board Member Angela Daly to an article by Linda Jaivin, ‘Long story short: Fair Use is theft by any other name’ that was published in the Fairfax media on 31 July 2013. As an academic researcher working on intellectual property law and policy at the Swinburne Institute for Social […]
3D Printing: legal and regulatory issues
Recently. EFA board member Angela Daly presented to Deakin Law School on the issue of ‘legal and regulatory issues for 3D printing’. After a brief description of how 3D printers work as well as the 3D printer ecosystem of manufacturers, user and creator initiatives like RepRap and online design repositories, she then looked at a […]
Is fair use coming to Australia?
This week, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) released a Discussion Paper as part of its review of Australia’s Copyright laws in the context of the Digital Economy. As had been previously indicated, this Discussion Paper recommends the introduction of the principle of fair use into Australia’s copyright regime. As ALRC Commissioner Jill McKeough said […]
Copyright Bullies: Sydney law firm targeting downloaders
At the end of last month, it came to light that Sydney-based Marque Lawyers has issued letters to Australian ISPs to ask them to hand over details about the identity of their users who have allegedly used peer to peer Internet file sharing platforms such as BitTorrent in a way that infringes copyrighted content owned […]
Sky news interviews Angela Daly on the TPP
View Stan Grant’s recent interview with EFA Board Member Angela Daly on Sky News regarding the risks of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement. Support EFA’s work promoting digital freedom, access and privacy by joining or donating today.