http://www.copyright.org.au Site News daily 1 2006-01-09T21:50:27Z http://www.copyright.org.au/news/news_items/legislation-news/2010/us-introduces-new-copyright-exemptions The US Library of Congress has announced six new exemptions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) – including circumventing protected DVDs and phones in some instances. No publisher copyright 2010-07-29T03:51:14Z News Item http://www.copyright.org.au/news/news_items/cases-news/2010-cases/iinet-appeal-update When the much-anticipated appeal to the Roadshow v iiNet case begins next week, two new organisations will seek permission to make their own submissions. No publisher copyright 2010-07-27T05:44:22Z News Item http://www.copyright.org.au/news/news_items/cases-news/2010-cases/men-at-work-pay-royalties In a much anticipated decision, Justice Jacobson in the Federal Court today handed down his judgment that the publisher and writers of Down Under will be required to pay Larrikin Music five percent of their APRA/AMCOS income earned since 2002. No publisher copyright 2010-07-29T01:50:13Z News Item http://www.copyright.org.au/news/news_items/cases-news/2010-cases/google-defeats-viacom A United States District Court has ruled in favour of Google Inc’s YouTube site, finding that YouTube is not liable for infringing Viacom’s copyright. No publisher copyright 2010-06-24T03:42:03Z News Item http://www.copyright.org.au/news/news_items/announcements-news/2010/canada-modernise-copyright-law The Canadian government has finally introduced its Copyright Modernization Act (or Bill C-32) to reform its copyright laws. No publisher copyright 2010-06-03T04:11:51Z News Item http://www.copyright.org.au/news/news_items/cases-news/2010-cases/copyright-tribunal-music-in-fitness-classes The Copyright Tribunal has released its decision to increase fees paid by the fitness industry for the use of sound recordings in exercise classes, following an application made by the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA). No publisher copyright 2010-06-29T07:16:14Z News Item http://www.copyright.org.au/news/news_items/cases-news/2010-cases/limewire-infringement In a significant victory for music rights owners in the battle to stop P2P file-sharing, a judge with the U.S. District Court in New York has ruled that file-sharing software company LimeWire and its chairman, Mark Gorton, are liable for inducing copyright infringement. No publisher copyright 2010-05-13T06:24:00Z News Item http://www.copyright.org.au/news/news_items/inquiries-news/2010/government-response-to-the-government-2-0-report The Rudd Government has released its response to the Government 2.0 Taskforce Report. The Report advises Government on how it can utilise Web 2.0 technologies to provide greater public access to Government information and increase Government transparency. No publisher copyright 2010-05-07T03:03:00Z News Item http://www.copyright.org.au/news/news_items/announcements-news/2010/actadraftgoespublic Following continued calls from stakeholders for more information, the Minister for Trade, Simon Crean, has welcomed the public release of the draft text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) agreement. No publisher copyright 2010-04-22T06:46:35Z News Item http://www.copyright.org.au/news/news_items/announcements-news/2010/copyright-turns-300 Copyright officially celebrated its 300th birthday on April 10. No publisher copyright 2010-04-12T06:19:06Z News Item http://www.copyright.org.au/news/uk-greenlights-digital-economy-bill In a surprisingly quick result, the UK Government has successfully pushed the Digital Economy bill through the House of Commons. No publisher admin 2010-04-08T05:19:05Z News Item http://www.copyright.org.au/news/cal-wins-tender-to-administer-new-visual-arts-royalty-scheme The Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) has been appointed to administer the recently enacted resale royalty scheme for visual artists. Arts Minister Peter Garrett, today announced the appointment following an open tender, which closed in February 2010. No publisher admin 2010-04-08T01:51:49Z News Item http://www.copyright.org.au/news/news_items/announcements-news/2010/musicmatters No publisher copyright 2010-03-25T05:54:08Z News Item http://www.copyright.org.au/news/news_items/cases-news/2010-cases/new-bill-proposes-amendment-to-the-copyright-act-to-ensure-201cblack-spot201d-areas-receive-digital-tv-via-satellite A new Bill aimed primarily at facilitating the delivery of digital television via satellite to areas that currently do not receive an adequate signal, was introduced on the 18th of March 2010. No publisher copyright 2010-03-22T06:20:25Z News Item http://www.copyright.org.au/news/digital-economy-bill-approved-by-uk-house-of-lords The Digital Economy Bill has passed through the UK House of Lords, and will now move to the UK House of Commons for consideration. No publisher copyright 2010-03-18T02:15:25Z News Item