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Copyright Symposium 2005 program
The 12th Biennial Copyright Law and Practice Symposium was held in Sydney, at the Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour, on 17 and 18 November 2005. To download program as pdf, click here.
For information about papers and powerpoint presentations, click here.
Day 1 (Thursday 17 November)
8:30am |
Registration |
| 9:00am | Welcome John MacPhail, President, Copyright Society of Australia |
| 9:10am | Government’s copyright policy agenda The Hon Philip Ruddock, Attorney-General |
| 9:40am | Keynote address: The globalisation of copyright The Right Honourable Sir Robin Jacob |
| 10:30am | Morning tea |
| 10:50am | Fair use = fair go? Melissa de Zwart, Lecturer, Monash University Kate Gilchrist, Lawyer, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Chair: Maurice Gonsalves, Partner, Mallesons Steven Jaques Sydney |
| 12:05pm | Impact of digital technologies on global copyright developments Lucinda Jones, Senior Legal Officer, World Intellectual Property Organization Chair: Chris Creswell, Attorney-General's Department |
| 12:45pm | Lunch |
| 2:10pm | Copyleft in practice: issues & perspectives David Vaile, Executive Director, Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre Rusty Russell, IP Policy adviser to Linux Australia Simon Whipp, Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance Michael Fraser, Copyright Agency Limited Chair: Ian Oi, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth Canberra |
| 3:30pm | Afternoon tea |
3:50pm |
The digital agenda: a comparative review Professor Sam Ricketson, Melbourne University, barrister David Lindsay, Monash University Chair: Karen Gettens, Senior Associate, Blake Dawson Waldron Sydney |
| 5:00pm | Close of Day 1 |
| 7:00pm for 7:30pm |
Dinner
Mezzaluna, 123 Victoria Street, Potts Point, 7pm to 7:30pm To celebrate Professor Jim Lahore's contribution to copyright After dinner address: Warwick Rothnie Awarding of G C O'Donnell essay prize |
Day 2 (Friday 18 November 2005)
| 9:00am | Registration (single day participants) |
| 9:15am | Technological challenges to creators and practitioners: navigating the developing jurisprudence Michael Williams, Partner, Gilbert + Tobin Renato Iannella, Program Leader, National ICT Australia Professor William Caelli, Queensland University of Technology Chair: John MacPhail, Senior Associate, Baker & McKenzie Sydney |
| 10:30am | Morning tea |
| 10:50am | Indigenous intellectual property update Terri Janke, Principal, Terri Janke & Company Dr Jane Anderson, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Chair: Ian McDonald, Senior Legal Officer, Australian Copyright Council |
11:50pm |
Regional developments & free trade agreements David Livingstone, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Caroline Morgan, Copyright Agency Limited Chair: Miriam Stiel, Allens Arthur Robinson |
| 12:50pm | Lunch |
2:10pm |
Economics & copyright: theory & practice Theo Papadopoulos, Associate Professor, Victoria University Professor Flavio Menezes, CRA International; Australian National University Chair: Michael Green, barrister |
| # | Afternoon tea |
| 3:30pm | Amicus briefs: Sony, Kazaa and beyond Richard Cobden, barrister Glenn McGowan, barrister Mary Wyburn, Sydney University Chair: Michael Williams, Partner, Gilbert + Tobin |
| 4:50pm | Closing remarks Kate Haddock, Partner, Banki Haddock Fiora |
| 5:00pm | Close of Day 2 |