News : May 2006

Aust Govt Loses Copyright Plot

Stan Beer comments on the recent changes to Australia's copyright laws, likening the laws to a Marx Brothers movie script. Australian Government loses copyright plot Source: iTWire...

Format shifting ruled legal in Australia

Transferring music from CDS onto iPods and other MP3 players will no longer be illegal after Federal cabinet agreed to make sweeping changes to copyright laws, reports Kerry Anne Walsh in The Age. Federal cabinet agreed to a raft of...

Australian rebalancing: innovation and good sense

The millions of Australians that record TV programs and make private copies of CDs can continue with this practice, but now with a clear conscience. Based on the doctrine of fair use, the Australian government plans to legalize the recording...