The hardcopy reprint of the Copyright Act 1968, Reprint 11, 10 March 2005 is
available for online purchase from Canprint.
A digital version is available from ComLaw and from Austlii.
On 28 March 2006, the Hon Bob McMullan introduced a private member’s bill into Parliament that would grant artists an entitlement to a share of the resale price each time their art is resold. A similar bill was introduced last year by Senator Kate Lundy, but it was not debated in Parliament. The Government is currently considering recommendations in favour of the introduction of the resale right in the 2002 Report on Contemporary Visual Arts and Crafts (Myer Report).
For the text of the bill, click here.
For Bob McMullan's press release, click here.
For media release from Viscopy, click here.
For media release from National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA), click here.
The report of the House of Representatives Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on technological protection measures exceptions was released yesterday, 1 March 2006.
The report relates to Australia’s obligations regarding technological protection measures in the Australia–US Free Trade Agreement, and the circumstances in which a person may be entitled to circumvent a technological protection measure.
The report includes recommendations for exemption from circumvention liability in a range of circumstances. In addition, it recommends that technological measures intended to restrict the playing of DVDs and other items to particular regions (region coding) be excluded from protection under the Copyright Act.
Click here for the report.
Click here for the Committee's media releases relating to the inquiry.