Attorney-General's review of technological protection measure exceptions (aka DRM)
A friend pointed out this recent review on what we refer to as DRM (Digital Restrictions Management): http://www.ag.gov.au/Consultationsreformsandreviews/Pages/ReviewofTechnologi... The submission period has just closed, but I figured it might make interesting reading. If anyone is keen, it's quite possible they'd accept a late submission. You might be interested to read the Australian Digital Alliance's submission here: http://www.digital.org.au/our-work/submission/attorney-generals-review-techn... Regards, Ben
The ADA submission was excellent. I did not know that Australia had an analogous to the US fair use policy. We will apparently be able to comment on this feedback.
The Australian Law Reform Commission is having an Inquiry into Copyright law. They are examining whether the current exceptions in the Act need to be modified in the context of what they call "the emerging digital economy". http://www.alrc.gov.au/news-media/media-release/alrc-seeks-input-copyright-l... While their extensive list of questions appear to me to predominantly centre around text and audiovisual materials (for example, issues such as format shifting, archival, and data mining), any changes they recommend will of course affect software too. The Commission is seeking input from interested parties up until mid November, and have an online submission form. http://www.alrc.gov.au/content/copyright-and-digital-economy-online-submissi... Glenn -- sks-keyservers.net 0xb1e82ec9228ac090
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Ben Sturmfels -
Glenn McIntosh -
Matt Giuca