2004
e-News on Copyright
Issue 34 - December 2004
Copyright responsibility under the Administrative Arrangements Order 26 October 2004; Relocation of the Copyright Law Branch within the Attorney-General’s Department; Government copyright priorities under "Strengthening Australian Arts"; Exchange of letters fixing entry into force of the AUSFTA; Commencement of US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 2004 (Cth); Copyright Legislation Amendment Act 2004 (Cth); Copyright Amendment Regulations 2004; World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, Geneva, 1-5 November 2004; WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, Geneva, 17-19 November 2004; IP Academy of Singapore seminar "The case for and against database rights", 22 November 2004; Copyright Law Review Committee inquiry on Crown Copyright granted an extension until 4 March 2005; Tabling in Parliament of the 2003-2004 Screenrights and Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) annual reports.
Issue 33 - July 2004
Introduction of the US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Bill 2004; Tabling in Parliament of WIPO Copyright Treaties; Re-appointments to the Copyright Tribunal; Update: Review of Digital Agenda Reforms; Copyright Law Review Committee Public Forum on Crown Copyright; WIPO update: Meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights 7-9 June 2004; Resale Royalty Scheme - discussion paper; New Designs Law comes into force; Attorney-General opens Cinema Owners Conference.
Issue 32 - February 2004
POLICY UPDATE; Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement: agreed text negotiated; Copyright Law Review Committee (CLRC) publishes Crown Copyright Issues Paper; Attorney-General opens ACIPA Copyright Conference, Brisbane, 13 February 2004; Update: Review of Digital Agenda Reforms; LEGISLATIVE UPDATE; Amendments to the Copyright (International Protection) Regulations 1969 and Circuit Layouts Regulations 1989; Update: Indigenous Communal Moral Rights Bill; CASE LAW UPDATE; Recording Industry Association of America v Verizon Internet Services 351 F.3d 1229.