Copyright Amendment Bill 2006 introduced

The Copyright Amendment Bill 2006 was introduced into Parliament on 19 October 2006. It has been referred to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee.

The bill includes amendments, which were released in draft form, relatiing to:

• technological protection measures;
• enforcement
• unauthorised reception of encoded broadcasts
• time-shifting and format-shifting
• non-commercial activities of libraries, educational institutions, cultural institutions
• people with a disability
• parody and satire
• Copyright Tribunal

Submissions to the Committee are due by 30 October. The Commitee is to report by 10 November.

For further information, including a link the bill, Explanatory Memorandum and the Senate Committee’s inquiry, click here.