IP lawyer Leanne O’Donnell (@MsLods) reports on a huge week in copyright law in Australia with this curation of key articles on that important topic (and others)
Copyright
A big week for copyright in Australia ….
The Australian Law Reform Commission’s Report on Copyright and the Digital Economy was tabled in Parliament. ALRC’s media release: http://bit.ly/MZ8e9g and the Final Report: http://www.alrc.gov.au/publications/copyright-report-122
The Australian Law Reform Commission officially recommended adoption of fair use. | The 1709 Blog | http://bit.ly/1g8LuMF
The following day the Attorney-General addressed the Australian Digital Alliance’s Forum: http://bit.ly/MZ7Bwr (Full text of the speech)
Stop the torrents: Australian government eyes copyright crackdown. | ZDNet | http://zd.net/1lUrW2o
So are graduated warnings or site-blocking effective? I considered some of the evidence last month. | http://bit.ly/1f1KJ
Privacy & information security
David Rolph on privacy and the Internet. | INFORRM | http://bit.ly/1f6fcUq
Metadata surveillance is an invasion of privacy. | National Post | http://bit.ly/M3eBaG
Internet surveillance: today is the day of we fight back. | The Guardian | http://bit.ly/1f2cktj
Senate inquiry into government access and phone data. | Human…
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