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Copyright & other intellectual property issues currently under consideration in Australia
17 November 2009
| issue | under consideration by | status | more |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access and re-use of public sector information | Government 2.0 Taskforce |
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| Inquiry into the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill 2009 | Senate Economics Committee | Report delivered 7 September 2009 | Inquiry homepage |
| Inquiry into the reporting of sports news and the emergence of digital media | Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee | Senate report published 14 May 2009 | Report (14 May 2009) |
| Resale Royalty Bill | Senate | Senate passed Resale Royalty Right Bill 2009 and Tax Laws Amendment Bill 2009 without amendment (November 2009) |
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| Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy |
| DBCDE Digital Economy webpage |
| Trade Mark Counterfeit: penalties and additional damages | IP Australia |
| IP Australia webpage |
| intellectual property border enforcement | Australian Customs Service |
| ADG e-news |
| Personal Properties Securities Bill 2008 | Senate | Senate passed the Bill and the (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 without amendment (November 2009) |
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| UN Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications | Attorney-General's Department | submissions due by 30 January 2009 | |
| Parallel Importation of Books | Australian Government | Government has decided that the parallel importation restrictions on book are to remain in place (Nov 2009) | |
| Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) | Ongoing discussions | |
| Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| DFAT ACTA webpage |
| role of copyright in innovation | Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research |
| ADG e-news |
| legal deposit of material in libraries |
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| DEWHA webpage |
| Building a creative innovation economy | Cultural Ministers Council (CMC) |
| CMC webpage |
| copyright and contract | Attorney-General's Department | Copyright Law Review Committee (CLRC) report 'Copyright & contract' released 2002 | CLRC webpage |
| Crown copyright | Attorney-General's Department | Copyright Law Review Committee report 'Crown copyright' released 2005 | CLRC webpage |
| copyright issues for visual artists | Myer
report on the Contemporary Visual Arts and Crafts industry, 2002, included recommendations regarding copyright issues for visual artists |