Posts Tagged “Copyright”
Attorney-General’s Department Response
by Roderick on October 19, 2011
Letter from the Attorney-General dated 5 October, and received today, in response to my letter raising the lack of transparency and inclusion in their policy development process. Letter from the Attorney-General dated 5 October, and received today, in response (…)
Ctrl C + Ctrl V — 5th Largest EU Group Adopts Pirate Perspective
by Roderick on October 8, 2011
In an extremely promising development, and a huge victory{{1}} for the Pirate Party movement, an entire EU Parliamentary group has adopted Pirate principles. The Greens/European Free Alliance, of which Christian Engström, Piratpartiet’s MEP is a member, has listened to the reason (…)
Filtering and Blocking to Protect Copyright Infringes Fundamental Rights: EU Court of Justice
by Roderick on April 14, 2011
In what could potentially be very big news, and a first step in actively pushing back the copyright monopoly, the Advocate General Cruz Villalón of the Court of Justice of the European Union has given opinion that states: Advocate General Cruz (…)
The Future of Copyright
by Roderick on March 1, 2011
At a Blue Sky Conference, Francis Gurry, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) made some very interesting observations and comments, some that inspire hope for change, inspire a move away from maximalism, away from the cloistered policy (…)
Guiding Principles For Upcoming Copyright Reforms
by Roderick on February 28, 2011
We’ve put together some principles that we’re asking the law and policy makers to consider in the inevitable legislative responses to the Roadshow v iiNet battle that will inevitably go to the High Court. Access is a right. The Internet (…)
ACTA: Still troubling…
by Roderick on November 29, 2010
Last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) held an information session in Sydney, upon the finalisation of negotiations of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). We attended, we asked a few questions, and received a few interesting responses. (…)
It really is just a bit of history repeating…
by Roderick on September 1, 2010
A little while ago, Matt Dawes from the Australian Digital Alliance, an NGO whose membership largely consists of libraries and museums, wrote a piece published by IT News discussing the cyclical behaviour of established industry when disruptive technology threatens, or (…)
