The Australian Content Industry Group, which includes the music industry’s anti-piracy arm and the book, computer software and video game industries, has backed away from a call for a three strikes system leading to termination of Internet accounts. The group is still calling for “mitigation measures” but says loss of […]
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Australia Releases National Digital Economy Strategy
As new Canadian Industry Minister Christian Paradis prepares to provide an update on the delayed Canadian digital economy strategy later today, Australia has released its digital economy strategy with a foundation of a national broadband network and eight goals that focus on issues such as health, education, telework, and the […]
Australia Considers New Digital Lock Exceptions
Australia’s Attorney General has said he is looking into establishing new digital lock exceptions under that country’s copyright law. Robert McLelland specifically cited circumvention for some educational purposes, including circumvention of digital locks on DVDs. The U.S. established an exception for some DVD circumvention last summer, but Canada’s Bill C-32 […]
Australia Government Report Warns Against Including IP In Trade Agreements
The Commission considers that Australia should not generally seek to include IP provisions in further BRTAs, and that any IP provisions that are proposed for a particular agreement should only be included after an economic assessment of the impacts, including on consumers, in Australia and partner countries. To safeguard against the prospect that acceptance of ‘negative sum game’ proposals, the assessment would need to find that implementing the provisions would likely generate overall net benefits for members of the agreement.
Australia To Hold Three ACTA Briefings, Canada Still MIA
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has announced plans for three information sessions on the ACTA text in Canberra, Sydney, and Melbourne. Canadian officials have yet to provide any public briefings.
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