About the Copyright Tribunal
It is quite possible to be an IP practitioner in Australia and have little or no experience of the Copyright Tribunal of Australia. In essence, it is where copyright licensors…
The Digital Platforms Inquiry: A Closer Look
Last week, the ACCC published its preliminary report in its Digital Platforms Inquiry. After many years of working in the “content space”, it was refreshing to read the ACCC’s description…
ACCC Publishes Preliminary Report in Digital Platforms Inquiry: Calling a Halt to Fake News?
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission yesterday published the Preliminary Report arising from its year long inquiry into Digital Platforms. The Preliminary Report deals a blow to major digital platforms…
Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Act 2018 extends Australia’s site blocking regime to Google
In a world first, Parliament has today passed the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Act 2018 which extends Australia’s site blocking regime to cover search engines such as Google. It also makes…
The Government and Copyright
When one talks about the Government and copyright, it is usually about Government copyright policy. However, the Government is actually a large owner and consumer of copyright material. Government ownership…
Federal Circuit Court proves itself an effective forum for copyright enforcement
Copyright matters in Australia have traditionally been litigated in the Federal Court of Australia. This has continued to be the case, even though the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (or…
Will the changes to the Copyright Act end the site blocking game of whack a mole?
In early October, the Minister for Communications and the Arts gave a speech entitled The internet – not an ungoverned space. In that speech, he said : There’s a clear…
Modernising Copyright in Australia
Legislative reform takes time. This is not something that is unique to copyright policy. One only needs to look at the history of the manage equality debate in Australia to…
Copyright policy reform in Australia: the gift that keeps on giving
Service Providers Bill It has become traditional for the Australian Government to shower us with seasonal gifts in the shape of copyright policy reform packages. 2017 was no different, with…