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Last month, the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property, the Australian Digital Alliance and Internet NZ hosted a series of meetings and workshops on user rights in copyright reform in Australia and New Zealand. Both countries are debating copyright reform, and Australia is debating a proposal to add fair use to its copyright exceptions.
Participants in the events included Michael Geist, Bill Patry, Sang Jo Jong, Kimberlee Weatherall, Rebecca Giblin, Suzy Frankel, Jessica Coates, Heesob Nam, Peter Jaszi, Patricia Aufderheide, Sean Flynn and Meredith Jacob.
Below you will find video from two of the events, some of the follow up blogs and news stories from the trip.
Videos:
- Australian Digital Alliance Copyright Forum. February 24, 2017.
- Internet New Zealand panel on Copyright for Innovation. February 21, 2017.
Blogs
- Scare Tactics Down Under: The Ongoing Global Effort to Mislead on Canadian Copyright. Michael Geist.
- Fair Use Myths Debunked in Australia. Patricia Aufderheide.
- Fair Use in Korea. Sang Jo Jong.
- This Year’s Copyright Forum: Focusing on All Things Fair. Australian Digital Alliance.
News Stories:
- Schools and universities are charged millions for things that are free. Peter Martin for the Sydney Morning Herald.
- Copyright laws send YouTube innovators offshore: expert. Katie Walsh for the Asutralian Financial Review.
- Google says we need more ‘fair use’, but ex-RIAA man isn’t so sure. Chris Cooke for Complete Music Update.
- Copyright Laws a Hindrance to Innovation: Google. Julie Hare for the Australian.
- How the Coalition Stuffed Australian Copyright. Leith van Onselen for MacroBusiness.
