Jurisdiction and Procedures of the Copyright Tribunal - Submissions
The following submissions were received in electronic form:
- Australian Vice-Chancellors' Commitee (AVCC) – Part 1
The AVCC is a committee of the Vice Chancellors of 37 Universities in Australia. As such, it represents the higher education sector in Australia on a range of matters affecting universities. These include the extent to which universities and their students have access to copyright material and the terms upon which they may copy that material for educational and other purposes.
Submission by the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Commitee (AVCC) – Part 1 – PDF 17KB - ScreenSound
ScreenSound Australia (formerly the National Film and Sound Archive) has had no direct experience of the workings of the Copyright Tribunal. However, we have a general interest in the workings of the copyright system and the ways in which creators are remunerated. We therefore welcome this opportunity to comment on the possible reform of this body.
Submission by ScreenSound – PDF 9KB - Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) – Part 1
APRA has been the most frequent party to appear in the Copyright Tribunal, having itself commenced proceedigns in 6 matters and been the respondent in 2 matters. APRA's experience broadly indicates that the Copyright Tribunal is an effective mechanism to resolve disputes as to the terms and conditions of licence schemes when such disputes involve individuals as well as trade associations and large corporations.
Submission by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) – Part 1 – PDF 28KB - Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations (FACTS)
Certain provisions at Part VI of the Act unreasonably confine the Tribunal's arbitral function. The Tribunal should have broad powers of a sufficiently general nature to give it latitude to effectively resolve disputes between copyright owners and copyright users.
Submission by the Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations (FACTS) – PDF 51KB - Screenrights – Part 1
Screenrights is a copyright collecting society representing the interests of copyright owners in audio-visual works including film producers, film distributors, script writers, visual artists and music copyright owners.
Submission by Screenrights – Part 1 – PDF 12KB - Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) – Part 1
The Copyright Agency Limited is pleased to provide its submission in relation to the Copyright Law Review Committee's present reference to review the need for changes to the jurisdiction and procedures of the Copyright Tribunal as contained in Part VI of the Copyright Act 1968.
Submission by the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) – Part 1 – PDF 45KB - Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA)
The Australian Subscription, Television and Radio Association represents subscription television broadcasters and TV and radio narrowcasters in Australia.
Submission by the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) – PDF 24KB - Australian Digital Alliance (ADA)
The Australian Digital Alliance is a unique coalition of public and private sector interests formed to promote balanced copyright law and provide an effective voice for a public interest perspective in the copyright debate.
Submission by the Australian Digital Alliance (ADA) – PDF 22KB - Screenrights – Part 2
Screenrights is a copyright collecting society representing the interests of copyright owners in audio-visual works including film producers, film distributors, script writers, visual artists and music copyright owners.
Submission by Screenrights – Part 2 – PDF 32KB - Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) – Part 2
CAL welcomes the opportunity to make comments on the draft report of the Copyright Law Review Committee on the powers and operation of the Copyright Tribunal.
Submission by the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) – Part 2 – PDF 35KB - Australian Vice-Chancellors' Commitee (AVCC) – Part 2
The AVCC has reviewed the Draft Report of the CLRC titled "Jurisdiction and Procedures of the Copyright Tribunal" released in February 2000 and is grateful for the opportunity to make the following submissions in response.
Submission by the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Commitee (AVCC) – Part 2 – PDF 26KB - Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) – Part 2
In February 2000 the Committee released a draft report, and has sought submissions relating to that report.
Submission by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) – Part 2 – PDF 44KB - Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) – Part 3
CAL has been provided with the opportunity to review several of the submissions received by the Copyright Law Review Committee on the draft report of the Committee on the powers and operation of the Copyright Tribunal.
Submission by the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) – Part 3 – PDF 9KB - Australian Copyright Council (ACC)
We do not oppose the extension of the Tribunal's jurisdiction to cover all licence schemes administered by collecting societies.
Submission by the Australian Copyright Council (ACC) – PDF 22KB