Organisers: Australian Copyright Council and Copyright Society of Australia
When: 10 November 2008, 1pm to 5pm
Where: The Mint, 10 Macquarie Street, Sydney

Copyright and the government's innovation agenda

The conference will address some of the issues raised by the recent report to government on the National Innovation System. It will cover the recommendations in the report, but also look at the issues in a broader context.

For extracts and recommendations from the review relevant to copyright, click here.

		speakers
1pm	How should the government manage copyright policy? what the Innovation report said getting the copyright balance right: how far the Copyright Act reflects the aspirations of the various interests should copyright be managed as an economic policy? what about other factors such as cultural issues and international treaty obligation? does advice to government from independent experts result in better policy? are there different issues for copyright than for other areas of intellectual property?	Peter Banki: Chair, Australian Copyright Council (Chair) Chris Creswell: former Assistant Secretary, Copyright Branch, Attorney-General's Department; contributing author, Ricketson & Creswell, Law of Intellectual Property Beth Webster: Director, Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia
2:30pm
3:00pm	Access and innovation what the Innovation report said copyright protection for data: implications of Channel Nine v IceTV in the High Court implied licence to use copyright material: implications of Copyright Agency Limited v NSW how does access promote innovation? access to government-funded information and national collections are there options for access other than Creative Commons?	Evan Arthur: Group Manager, Schools Teaching, Students and Digital Education Revolution Group, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Melissa de Zwart: Senior Lecturer, Monash University Robin Wright, Research Fellow, Centre for Media and Communications Law, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne Kate Haddock: partner, Banki Haddock & Fiora Michael Williams: partner, Gilbert + Tobin
5:00pm	Conference close
6:00pm	IPRIA & Blake Dawson seminar: The Value of Copyright: Determining Shadow Prices Blake Dawson, Level 36 Grosvenor Place, 225 George Street To register: click here.	David Brennan: Associate Professor, Melbourne Law School Dr Rhonda Smith: Department of Economics and Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
6:30 for 7:30pm	Conference dinner at The Pavilion (opposite Art Gallery of NSW)	Brett Cottle: Chairman, International Confederation of Societies of Authors & Composers (CISAC); Chief Executive, Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Copyright Society life membership awarded to Chris Creswell

Forum on copyright issues in education

Monday 10 November 2008, 9am to 12 noon.
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