Resources

Australia is currently undergoing its largest review of copyright law in 25 years. Specifically being looked at are exceptions in the Copyright Act and whether these exceptions should be expanded. For more information check out the sites below:

• An infographic on 'Fair Use and why Australian Schools Need It'

• The NCU's information sheet on the ALRC Review: http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/news/australian-law-reform-commission-review

• The NCU's information sheet on mythbusting fair use: http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/news/mythbusting

• The NCU's information sheet, answering teachers' common questions about fair use: http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/law-reform/answering-teachers'-common-questions-about-fair-use

• The NCU's information sheets explaining that Australian schools do pay to use free online content: http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/law-reform/yes-australian-schools-do-pay-to-use-free-online-content

• Australia Law Reform Commission (ALRC): Copyright and the Digital Economy Inquiry: http://www.alrc.gov.au/inquiries/copyright-and-digital-economy

• The ALRC's Copyright and the Digital Economy Issues Paper: http://www.alrc.gov.au/publications/copyright-ip42

• ALRC Discussion paper: http://www.alrc.gov.au/publications/copyright-and-digital-economy-dp-79

• Submissions to the ALRC's Copyright and the Digital Economy Issues Paper and Discussion Paper: http://www.alrc.gov.au/inquiries/copyright-and-digital-economy/submissions-received-alrc/

• The Copyright Advisory Group - Schools submissions (prepared by the National Copyright Unit) to the ALRC: Issues Paper, Supplementary Submission to the Issues Paper, Discussion Paper, Supplementary Submission to the Discussion Paper

• The Copyright Advisory Group - TAFE submissions (prepared by the National Copyright Unit) to the ALRC: Issues Paper, Discussion Paper

• NCU's submission and supplemental submission to the Productivity Commission's Inquiry into Intellectual Property Arrangements: http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/194851/sub097-intellectual-property.pdf; http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/201116/subdr429-intellectual-property.pdf

• Productivity Commission's Draft Report into Intellectual Property Arrangements: http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/intellectual-property/draft

• The Australian Digital Alliance's (ADA) blog discussing copywrong:http://digital.org.au/content/australias-copyright-laws-more-copywrong-copyright

• The ADA's Creationistas & Copocrisy videos.

• The National Copyright Unit's slideshare, specifically the IDEA conference presentation, which is a presentation covering the ALRC and OER:

121206- IDEA 12 Conference (Melbourne)- Delia Browne from National Copyright Unit, SCSEEC

Other resources:

• "RiP: A Remix Manifesto": a documentary on SMH TV which gives a passionate argument to end the old laws to foster a new era of uncontrolled sharing and creativity: http://www.smh.com.au/tv/documentary/rip-a-remix-manifesto-4372503.html

• Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use: http://cmsimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Documentary-Filmmakers.pdf