Articles from the 'Copyright Reporter' special issue on the Copyright Tribunal
The following articles were featured in the 'Copyright Reporter' special issue on the Copyright Tribunal (Vol. 13, No. 2, October 1995).
Opening Address – PDF 19KB
The Hon Duncan Kerr MP's Opening Address.
Role of the Copyright Tribunal – PDF 22KB
The Copyright Tribunal is an arbitrator. It arbitrates disputes concerning the amounts which should be payed by way of reasonable or equitable renumeration under licences granted, sometimes by statute, for the use of copyright material.
Expanding Tribunal's Jurisdiction – PDF 10KB
During the preparation of the Report into Australian Copyright Collecting Societies, inquiry was made of the societies as to whether the Copyright Tribunal should have more control.
Expanding Tribunal's Jurisdiction 2 – PDF 11KB
As far as I am aware, the Copyright Agency Limited is the only collecting society which administers both "statutory licences" and "voluntary licences".
Dealing with complaints against collecting societies – PDF 7KB
There is no utility in a copyright regime which protects the rights of creators if it acts as a disincentive to legitimate commercial exploitation.
Complaints mechanisms and the collective administration of copyright – PDF 8KB
It is clear from the Inquiry, that there have been complaints about the societies from both rights owners and rights users. One would not expect otherwise. This is normal in any organisation.
Access to and use of the Tribunal – PDF 11KB
What does "access" mean in this context? Clearly, people without legal representation have access to the Tribunal in the sense that it is open to entry; people are allowed to appear before the Tribunal unrepresented. The question must be, therefore, whether people without legal representation find the Tribunal approachable.
Summary of other contributions – PDF 23KB
I have summarised some of the additional arguments and comments made by speakers and participants during the seminar.