[A2k] Australia leading where?

[Manon Ress]

Read about the new copyright regime in Australia and more about
specific amendments in Weatherall's previous post
Manon

http://weatherall.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Copyright Amendment Bill Passes House
It seems that the Copyright Amendment Bill passed the House of Reps
at around 4:15pm today.

Welcome to the new Australian copyright world. Presumably royal
assent will occur sometime mid December, and it will all be fully in
place soon.

Update: and here's the government's press release, and a 'FAQ' issued
by the government on the Bill. According to the press release, we are
'leading the way' in copyright reform. So, um - where exactly are we
going? There's even a suggestion that 'England, Canada, and New
Zealand were all considering private use provisions and would look to
Australia=92s model, which balanced the rights of consumers and
creators.' Lord preserve them from too close a following....

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