This report makes the economic case for flexible copyright exceptions and extended safe harbour provisions.

This study explores the contribution to Australia’s economy of all these industries and compares that with their contribution in other countries. It also examines the balance between the contribution made by the content industries with the contribution of those other industries that rely on limitations and exceptions to copyright.

This issues paper is the first formal publication of the Inquiry, intended to help frame discussion and encourage public consultation at an early stage. It provides background information about copyright in the digital environment, highlights the issues so far identified in preliminary research and consultations, and outlines the principles that will shape the ALRC’s proposals...

I have worked for almost 25 years in the field of copyright and I have seen many changes in the area over the years. But the widespread use of the Internet for the exchange of creative content online is proving one of the greatest challenges, and opportunities, for the existing copyright legal framework. Piracy, peer-to-peer...

IPAF are a not for profit organisation funded by a broad alliance of businesses and organisations involved in the film and TV industry in Australia. Our purpose is to raise awareness of the cultural, creative and economic value of the Australian industry and the people and businesses within it. We do that through a world...