[A2k] RE: Bad news from Australia - Copyright amendment bill 2006
(Cth)
Gwen Hinze
gwen@eff.org
Mon Nov 6 08:35:01 2006
I want to join Barbara and the ADA in highlighting the serious
concerns raised by the Aust Copyright Amendment Bill, and stressing
the tight timeframe for the omnibus Bill.
For Australians wanting to contact their parliamentary reps to
express concerns, you can find contact info here:
<http://action.eff.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ADV_australiacab>
Gwen Hinze
At 11:02 AM +0000 11/5/06, Barbara Stratton wrote:
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>Sorry, CAUL home page at www.caul.edu.au
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Barbara Stratton
>Sent: Sun 05/11/2006 11:00
>To: a2k@lists.essential.org
>Cc:
>Subject: FW: Bad news from Australia - Copyright amendment bill 2006
>(Cth)
>Dear a2k
>Please see below. The proposals for the Copyright Amendment Bill before the
>Australian Parliament this week look like very bad news for Australian
>libraries and all who wish to make fair use of copyright works.
>Please use your contacts in Australia to rally lobbying and publicity support
>for the libraries.
>Barbara Stratton
>CILIP: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, UK
>Contact
>Evelyn Woodberry, President, Council of Australian University Librarians
>www.caul.edu.au (e-mail contact link on CAUL home page)
>AND/OR
>Australian Digital Alliance
>c/- National Library of Australia
>Postal Address: PO Box E202
>KINGSTON ACT 2604
>Telephone: (61) (02) 6262 1273
>Fax: (61) (02) 6245 6273
>Web site: www.digital.org.au
>Email: swaladan@nla.gov.au
>Barbara Stratton
>CILIP: Chartered Institute of Library and Information professionals, UK
>From Evelyn Woodberry, President, Council of Australian University Librarians
>www.caul.edu.au (e-mail contact link on CAUL home page)
>Dear All
>Just to bring you up to date, as Matt says the Bill currently before
>parliament is a shocker.
>The Technological protection measures (TPM) draft was released a few weeks
>ago and has to be enacted by the 1st January 2007 so we comply with the US
>FTA. This was being dealt with separately when suddenly two weeks ago an
>omnibus Bill (250pages) was released together with a 245page explanatory
>memorandum - with a response time of 10 days. This Bill rolls in a whole lot
>of other changes some good (time and format shifting for individuals) and a
>lot not good for libraries and institutions.
>The Bill:
>http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/view_document.aspx?ID=2369=BILLS[1]
>- narrows the fair dealing for the purposes of research and study,
>effectively removing the 'fairness' parts
>- narrows "educational purposes" by making it 'educational instruction"
>- does NOT allow time or format shifting for institutions
>- changes the definition of 'library' for use with the 'library exceptions'
>- including a variation of the 3 step test in the legislation (TRIPSPlus)
>And a host of other bits which you will see in the ADA/ALCC submisssion to
>which we all had input.
>It is a win for copyright owners and business interests at the expense of
>users, particularly as we do not have a 'fair use' provision as protection.
>We still have work to do next week lobbying parliamentarians and givng
>verbal submisssions at the LACA hearings next week.
>http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/copyright06/index.htm[2]
>We haven't given up hope yet but it is looking grim.
>I'll let you know if we have any success next week.
>Regards
>Eve
>*************************************
>Evelyn Woodberry
>University Librarian
>University of New England
>Armidale NSW 2351 Australia
>phone +61 2 6773 2165 fax +61 2 6773 3943
>President, Council of Australian University Librarians www.caul.edu.au
>******************************************
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Denise Nicholson
>Sent: Friday, 3 November 2006 5:47 PM
>To: Denise Nicholson
>Subject: Bad news from Australia - Copyright amendment bill 2006 (Cth)-open
>season on google
>FYI.
>Australia signed a Free Trade Agreement (including a TRIPS Plus IP
>Chapter) with the United States. Its Copyright Amendment Bill has come
>before the Australian Parliament - see Matthew Rimmer's report below.
>Regards
>Denise
>From: "Matthew Rimmer"
>To: "Matthew Rimmer"
>Date: /3/11/06 02:07:29 AM
>Subject: Bad news from Australia - Copyright amendment bill 2006
>(Cth)- open season on google
>Dear all,
>The Copyright Amendment Bill 2006 has come before the Australian
>Parliament (Cth):
>http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/browse.aspx?NodeID=46[3]
>Instead of creating a US style defence of fair use or even reforming
>the defence of fair dealing, the Australian Government has
>actually narrowed the defence of fair dealing in respect of research
>and study. There are new minor exceptions on time-shifting,
>format-shifting, non-commercial use by libraries and archives, and
>satire and parody. However, such provisions have been
>so narrowly framed that they are largely unworkable and inoperable.
>Search engines, such as Google, will be in particular strife
>in Australia under such a regime. In addition, the Australian
>Government is providing copyright owners with stronger technological
>protection measures and a wide range of remedies.
>A Parliamentary Committee will hear half a day of debate next week on
>the topic:
>http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/legcon_ctte/copyright06/index.htm[4]
>Worth highlighting the submission of the Australian Digital Alliance:
>http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/legcon_ctte/copyright06/submissions/s[5]
>ub50.pdf
>The submission of the Australian Libraries Copyright Committee:
>http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/legcon_ctte/copyright06/submissions/s[6]
>ub51.pdf
>and the submission of Google:
>http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/legcon_ctte/copyright06/submissions/s[7]
>ub12.pdf
>I would be most grateful if you would publicise such developments on
>your various blogs and lists.
>Kind regards,
>Matthew Rimmer
>
>===References:===
> 1.
>http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/view_document.aspx?ID=2369&TABLE=BILLS
> 2. http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/copyright06/index.htm
> 3. http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/browse.aspx?NodeID=46
> 4. http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/legcon_ctte/copyright06/index.htm
> 5.
>http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/legcon_ctte/copyright06/submissions/s
> 6.
>http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/legcon_ctte/copyright06/submissions/s
> 7.
>http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/legcon_ctte/copyright06/submissions/s
>
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