For those who watch the IP scene Down Under.
Dan L. Burk
Seton Hall University
burkdanl[_at_]shu.edu
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> Subject: The AGD e-News on Copyright - No. 2, July 1998
>
> THE AGD e-NEWS ON COPYRIGHT
>
> An email newsletter to keep you up-to date with recent copyright
> developments in the Australian Government.
>
> Number 2, 20 July 1998
>
> Welcome to the second issue of the copyright newsletter of the
> Intellectual Property Branch of the Attorney-General's Department
> which reports on the passage of the two Copyright Amendment Bills by
> Parliament last week.
>
> *************
>
> In this newsletter we answer the following questions:
>
> * What has been happening?
> * Where can I get copies of the Copyright Amendment Bills?
> * What was the feedback on the inaugural AGD e-News on Copyright?
> * Where can I access the first AGD e-News on Copyright?
> * Who can I contact in the Intellectual Property Branch in the
> Attorney-General's Department?
> * Where can I get more information about copyright?
> * Who can I send comments to on this newsletter?
>
> Recent copyright highlights at a glance are:
>
> * Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 - passed by Parliament
> * Copyright Amendment Bill (No 2) 1997 - passed by Parliament
> * Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 1998 - passed by Parliament
>
> The next issue of the AGD e-News on Copyright will notify you of other
> copyright developments.
>
> *************
>
> WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING?
>
> TWO COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT BILLS PASSED BY PARLIAMENT
>
> The headline copyright news for July 1998 is that the two copyright
> Bills, the Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 and the Copyright Amendment
> Bill (No 2) 1997, have been passed by the Senate and the House of
> Representatives.
>
> The Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 was passed by the Senate late on
> Saturday, 11 July 1998. The Copyright Amendment Bill (No 2) 1997 was
> passed in the early hours of Sunday, 12 July 1997. The Senate passed
> 28 Government amendments to the Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 and 8
> Government amendments to the Copyright Amendment Bill (No 2) 1997.
> The Bills, as amended by the Senate, were both passed by the House of
> Representatives on Wednesday, 15 July 1997, at a special sitting of the
> House.
>
> The Bills will become "Acts" when the Governor-General gives them the
> Royal Assent. Royal Assent usually occurs 7-10 working days after
> passage of the legislation. The next AGD e-News on Copyright will
> notify you of the date of Royal Assent of the Bills.
>
> With the exception of the operative provisions of the amendments
> concerning the parallel importation of packaging and labelling, both the
> Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 and the Copyright Amendment Bill (No 2)
> 1997 will commence on the date of Royal Assent.
>
> *************
>
> COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT BILL 1997
>
> The Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 contained 11 schedules providing for
> wide-ranging copyright reforms in a number of areas, as listed below:
>
> * employed journalists' copyright
> * commissioned photographs
> * parallel importation of packaging and labelling
> * conversion damages and detention
> * copying for the services of the Government
> * copying for people with an intellectual disability and
> print disability
> * copying of works by educational institutions
> * the Copyright Tribunal
> * border enforcement
> * a range of minor amendments
>
> The Government promised to implement long overdue copyright reform to
> provide fair and adequate protection of rights at the 1996 election. The
> passage of the Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 and the Copyright Amendment
> Bill (No 2) 1997, discussed further below, are important first steps in
> implementing that agenda.
>
> In addition to the 28 Government amendments to the Copyright Amendment
> Bill 1997 that were passed in both Houses, other amendments to the Bill
> were circulated by the Opposition and the Democrats although they were
> ultimately unsuccessful or withdrawn.
>
> In October 1997 the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee
> reported on the Copyright Amendment Bill 1997. As noted in the first AGD
> e-News on Copyright (Number 1, May 1998), the Senate Committee recommended
> that the Bill be passed, subject to a number of amendments. Many of the
> 28 Government amendments to the Bill passed by Parliament represent in
> part the Government's acceptance of the recommendations of the Senate
> Committee.
>
>
> MORAL RIGHTS (Schedule 1)
>
> The Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 as introduced originally included
> amendments providing for comprehensive protection for the moral rights
> of integrity and attribution of authors of works and the makers of film.
>
> The Government remains committed to introducing a workable moral rights
> regime. It will be a regime that ensures Australia meets its
> international obligations and importantly one that is fair to creators,
> producers and users of copyright material.
>
> However, once the Bill was introduced the justification for comprehensive
> moral rights protection became obscured by a debate over a provision to
> allow upfront waiver for contracted works and films.
>
> Since the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee released
> its report in October 1997, where the majority recommended the extension
> of waiver at the time of commissioning a work or film, the Government has
> held lengthy discussions over several months with participants in the film
> and television industry to find an acceptable compromise on this issue
> that would satisfy all interests and maintain certainty and confidence in
> the industry. However, such a compromise was not possible by the time
> the Bill was debated.
>
> For these reasons, the Government withdrew the moral rights provisions
> in Schedule 1 from the Bill. The Government amendment to do this was
> passed by the Parliament.
>
> The Government will continue to consult to develop a consensus on a
> workable provision on waiver and then resubmit the moral rights
> regime as a stand-alone Bill in three months time or as soon as
> possible afterwards.
>
> The contact officer for this matter is Helen Daniels, Senior Government
> Lawyer,
> tel: 02 6250 6325; email: helen.daniels[_at_]ag.gov.au.
>
>
> EMPLOYED JOURNALISTS (Schedule 2)
>
> Currently, the Copyright Act provides that newspaper proprietors own the
> copyright in articles written by employed journalists for the purposes
> of publication in a newspaper or magazine, or for broadcasting
> (s.35(4)). Employed journalists own the copyright in all other uses
> of their works.
>
> There has been much debate in recent years about the division of rights
> between employed journalists and their employers. In 1994 the Copyright
> Law Review Committee inquired into the matter and the majority report
> recommended that the existing provision should be repealed.
> Implementation of this recommendation would have put newspaper
> publishers in the same position as other employers who own the copyright
> in the works created by their employees (s.35(6) in the Copyright Act).
>
> The journalists' copyright amendments in the Copyright Amendment Bill
> 1997 amend s.35(4) of the Copyright Act. These amendments will
> ensure that newspaper proprietors are free to develop new modes of
> distribution, such as the Internet, for their publications while leaving
> employed journalists with the rights to reproduce their articles in book
> form, and to benefit from the photocopying of their articles. These
> amendments reflect agreements between major publishers and the Media
> Entertainment and Arts Alliance.
>
> Self-employed or freelance journalists will continue, as currently, to
> retain all rights to their copyright works.
>
> When originally introduced, the Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 provided
> newspaper proprietors with a "right of restraint". The right of
> restraint would have enabled newspaper proprietors to block the
> photocopying of more than 15% of a newspaper or magazine, despite the
> fact that employed journalists owned the copyright in photocopying of
> their works. The right of restraint was criticised by the Senate Legal
> and Constitutional Legislation Committee in its report on the Bill. The
> Government accepted the Senate Committee's recommendation to reconsider
> the right of restraint. As a result the Government moved an amendment
> to omit the right of restraint which was passed by both Houses of
> Parliament.
>
> The contact officer for this matter is Catherine Hawkins, Senior
> Government Lawyer, tel: 02 6250 6608; email: catherine.hawkins[_at_]ag.gov.au
>
>
> COMMISSIONED PHOTOGRAPHS (Schedule 2)
>
> The original Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 did not deal with the issue
> of ownership of copyright in commissioned photographs. The minority
> report of the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee
> recommended that s.35(5) of the Copyright Act be amended to give
> commercial photographers first ownership of copyright. The Government
> accepted that change to s.35(5) was desirable for commercial
> photographers who have been seeking this reform to the law for a number
> of years. Accordingly, the Government moved an amendment to reform
> s.35(5) which was passed by both Houses of Parliament.
>
> Currently, the effect of s.35(5) of the Copyright Act is that when a
> photograph is commissioned, the commissioner is the first owner of
> copyright, subject to any agreement to the contrary. This is unusual as
> the author of a work is normally the owner of the copyright rather than
> the commissioning party.
>
> The amendments in the Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 will transfer
> copyright ownership to the photographer, except for photographs taken
> for private or domestic purposes, eg weddings and family portraits. In
> these instances the commissioner will retain ownership of copyright.
>
> The amendments to s.35(5) will enable commercial photographers to
> licence future uses of their photographs, which they have sought for a
> number of years.
>
> The contact officer for this matter is Helen Daniels, Senior Government
> Lawyer, tel: 02 6250 6325; email: helen.daniels[_at_]ag.gov.au.
>
>
> PACKAGING AND LABELLING OF IMPORTED GOODS (Schedule 3)
>
> The amendments in Schedule 3 of the Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 will
> remove copyright control over parallel importation of packaging and
> labelling. The amendments will stop the practice of using copyright in
> artistic works on packages and labels to prevent other businesses and
> individuals from importing and reselling legitimate products. The
> Government's position is that consumers do not buy toys, shoes, fishing
> reels or any other goods so that they can have the packaging or
> labelling. Yet copyright in the packaging and labelling, including
> copyright over well known brands already protected by trade marks law,
> is being used to control exclusive distribution of these and many other
> imported goods.
>
> The Copyright Law Review Committee recommended the removal of the
> copyright controls over packaging and labelling in 1988. The
> Government's packaging and labelling amendments to the Copyright Act
> implement that recommendation.
>
> The change does not affect trade mark law which will continue to
> operate, as now, to protect brands and, under some circumstances, to
> permit action against parallel importation.
>
> The desired practical outcome of these amendments is increased
> competition in respect of branded goods, leading to benefits for
> consumers in the form of one or more of improved service, reduced prices
> and increased choice.
>
> The Government introduced amendments to delay the commencement of
> Schedule 3 in relation to importation of goods with copyright packaging
> and labelling for 18 months after the Bill receives Royal Assent. The
> 18 month delay will ensure that businesses legally using this means of
> controlling their exclusive distribution arrangements can have
> sufficient time to adapt their business operations.
>
> However, the amendments to delay the operative provisions of Schedule 3
> will not affect the amendments regarding parallel importation of CDs
> contained in Copyright Amendment Bill (No 2) 1997.
>
> One of the Government amendments to the Bill excludes the Olympic rings
> symbol from the effect of the packaging and labelling amendments. This
> symbol is specially protected under the Olympic Insignia Protection Act
> 1987 which accords it perpetual copyright and it thereby stands in a
> unique position vis-a-vis other copyright material.
>
> The contact officer for this matter is Steve Fox, Senior Government
> Lawyer, tel: 02 6250 6613; email: stephen.fox[_at_]ag.gov.au
>
>
> CONVERSION AND DETENTION (Schedule 4)
>
> The amendments in Schedule 4 of the Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 give
> effect to recommendations of the Copyright Law Review Committee in its
> 1990 Report on Conversion Damages. Amendments to the Copyright Act make
> the availability and extent of the two remedies of conversion damages
> and the delivery up of infringing goods (detention) subject to the
> discretion of the court, rather than being an automatic right.
>
> Presently, under the remedies of conversion and detention even where an
> infringing copy is an insubstantial part of an article, eg, a badge on a
> soccer ball, or a few pages of a book, but is not severable from it, the
> whole article must be either delivered to the copyright owner or the
> value of the goods paid by way of damages. The amendments to the
> Copyright Act are intended to avoid possible abuse by copyright owners
> and unfairness to defendants.
>
> The contact officer for this matter is Steve Fox, Senior Government
> Lawyer, tel: 02 6250 6613; email: stephen.fox[_at_]ag.gov.au
>
>
> GOVERNMENT COPYING PROVISIONS (Schedule 5)
>
> Schedule 5 of the Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 amends the Copyright Act
> to streamline the system for owners of copyright in works and other
> subject matter to be paid when their materials are copied by
> Commonwealth, State and Territory governments under s.183 of the Act.
>
> The amendments will vary the operation of ss.183(4) and 183(5) of the
> Copyright Act to permit payments for the reproduction of copyright
> materials by a government to be made on the basis of sampling, rather
> than the present method of full record-keeping, where there is a
> declared copyright collecting society.
>
> The contact officer for this matter is Helen Daniels, Senior Government
> Lawyer, tel: 02 6250 6325; email: helen.daniels[_at_]ag.gov.au.
>
>
> COPYING FOR PEOPLE WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND
> PEOPLE WITH A PRINT DISABILITY (Schedule 6)
>
> The amendments in Schedule 6 of the Copyright Amendment Bill 1997
> introduce more appropriate terminology into provisions in the Copyright
> Act that refer to people with a print or an intellectual disability.
>
> Currently, the Copyright Act contains a number of provisions in which
> the terms, "intellectually handicapped persons" and "handicapped
> readers" are used. These terms are to be replaced to reflect current
> disability policy so, for example, "handicapped readers" is replaced by
> "persons with a print disability" and "intellectually handicapped
> persons" by "persons with an intellectual disability".
>
> The items in Schedule 6 also amend the Copyright Act so as to allow
> institutions assisting persons with a print disability who copy under
> the licence in s.135ZP to do so for the same purposes as provided for in
> the statutory licence for copying for persons with an intellectual
> disability.
>
>
> The contact officer for this matter is Helen Daniels, Senior Government
> Lawyer, tel: 02 6250 6325; email: helen.daniels[_at_]ag.gov.au.
>
>
> COPYING OF WORKS ETC BY INSTITUTIONS (Schedule 7)
>
> Schedule 7 of the Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 makes a number of minor
> amendments to the statutory educational copying licences in Parts VA and
> VB of the Copyright Act to facilitate the effective operation of these
> licences for the benefit of not only the relevant collecting societies
> but also the educational institutions and bodies which use the licences.
> The licence in Part VA is for copying of broadcasts by or for
> educational institutions, and that under Part VB for copying of works by
> such institutions and also sound recordings and films by institutions
> assisting persons with print and intellectual disabilities.
>
> Responding to recommendations made by the Senate Legal and
> Constitutional Legislation Committee and following consultations with
> VI$COPY, CAL and educational institutions, the Government decided to
> move an amendment to s.135ZM of the Copyright Act. The Copyright
> Amendment Bill 1997 as originally introduced did not include provisions
> to amend s.135ZM.
>
> Visual artists have sought equitable remuneration for the copying of
> their works by educational institutions for some years and will benefit
> from this change.
>
> The amendments to s.135ZM clarify that where an artistic work is copied
> along with text that accompanies the artistic work, then the
> remuneration now payable to the author of the text should be shared with
> the visual artists. This means that visual artists will receive
> copyright payments to the same extent as other creators. However,
> copyright payments by educational institutions will not increase because
> of the new arrangements.
>
> The contact officer for this matter is Helen Daniels, Senior Government
> Lawyer, tel: 02 6250 6325; email: helen.daniels[_at_]ag.gov.au.
>
>
> COPYRIGHT TRIBUNAL (Schedule 8)
>
> Schedule 8 of the Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 makes a number of minor
> amendments to the provisions in the Copyright Act concerning the
> Copyright Tribunal. The amendments are intended to enhance access to
> the Tribunal by parties and to improve the effective operation of the
> Tribunal. In particular, provision is made for the appointment of one
> or more additional Deputy Presidents and to enable the appointment of
> former judges of a federal court or of a State or Territory Supreme
> Court.
>
> The contact officer for this matter is Helen Daniels, Senior Government
> Lawyer, tel: 02 6250 6325; email: helen.daniels[_at_]ag.gov.au.
>
>
> IMPORTED COPIES OF COPYRIGHT MATERIAL (Schedule 9)
>
> In December 1994, the Copyright (World Trade Organization Amendments)
> Act 1994 amended the Copyright Act to enable Australia to comply with
> its copyright obligations under the World Trade Organisation Agreement
> on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).
>
> Schedule 9 in the Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 corrects minor errors in
> those amendments and makes other minor changes to border enforcement
> provisions of the Copyright Act. The amendments, amongst other things,
> provide a power to specify a fee for the lodging of a notice of
> objection and expressly provide authorisation for the Chief Executive
> Officer of Customs to provide certain information to objectors.
>
> The contact officer for this matter is Steve Fox, Senior Government
> Lawyer, tel: 02 6250 6613; email: stephen.fox[_at_]ag.gov.au
>
>
> EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (Schedule 10)
>
> Currently, the definition of "educational institution" in s.10(1) of the
> Copyright Act determines those non-profit institutions which are able to
> reproduce copyright works under relevant statutory licences in the Act.
> There are some institutions which qualify automatically as educational
> institutions (eg, schools, universities), others which are able to
> declare themselves under s.10A(4) of the Copyright Act and others which
> the Attorney-General may declare.
>
> The amendments in Schedule 10 of the Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 will
> facilitate the process of declarations of institutions by widening the
> scope for "self-declaration" by institutions. The amendments also widen
> the range of institutions which can use the statutory licences by
> removing the requirement of an institution being not for profit and by
> providing that pre-schools and kindergartens are educational
> institutions.
>
> The contact officer for this matter is Helen Daniels, Senior Government
> Lawyer, tel: 02 6250 6325; email: helen.daniels[_at_]ag.gov.au.
>
>
> MINOR AMENDMENTS (Parts of Schedule 11)
>
> The amendments in Schedule 11 in the Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 are
> consequential upon the amendments being made to other areas of the
> Copyright Act or to correct minor drafting inconsistencies or errors in
> the Act.
>
> A number of Government amendments to Schedule 11 were passed by the
> Parliament. One of the Government amendments changed the definition of
> "transmission" inserted by Schedule 11 to ensure there is no distinction
> under the educational copying licence in Part VA of the Copyright Act
> between copying from pay television services and free to air services.
> The contact officer for this amendment is Helen Daniels, Senior
> Government Lawyer, tel: 02 6250 6325; email: helen.daniels[_at_]ag.gov.au.
>
> Most of the minor amendments in Schedule 11 in the Copyright Amendment
> Bill 1997 were technical amendments to the Bill to update references in
> the Copyright Act to broadcasting legislation to ensure conformity with
> the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 and to omit references to outdated
> broadcasting legislation. Most of the Government amendments to Schedule
> 11 of the Copyright Amendment Bill 1997 that were passed by the
> Parliament were technical amendments to the Bill to ensure that the
> provisions which updated references in the Copyright Act to the
> Broadcasting Services Act 1992 included references to class licensees
> under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992. The contact officer for this
> matter is Catherine Hawkins, Senior Government Lawyer tel: 02 6250 6608;
> email: catherine.hawkins[_at_]ag.gov.au
>
> *************
>
> COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT BILL (NO 2) 1997
>
> The Copyright Amendment Bill (No 2) 1997 removes the copyright owner's
> control over "parallel importation" of music CDs.
>
> Following referral of the Copyright Amendment Bill (No 2) 1997 to the
> Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee, the majority of
> the Senate Committee recommended that the Bill be passed.
>
> The effect of the removal of the controls on parallel importation is
> that CDs made legitimately in other countries, ie non-pirate CDs, can be
> imported into Australia without the consent of the Australian copyright
> owner. To allay fears that pirate CDs will flood the Australian market,
> the Copyright Amendment Bill (No 2) 1997 includes a range of measures
> that improve protection for owners of copyright in sound recordings. In
> civil proceedings for importation of infringing copies of CDs, the onus
> of establishing the defence that the imported CD was not an infringing
> copy is placed on the importer or distributor. The Bill also increases
> the maximum monetary penalties for copyright offences. Persons
> convicted face fines of over $60 000 per offence and/or 5 years
> imprisonment. Corporations can be fined over $300 000 per offence.
>
> The Government, through the Department of Communications and the Arts,
> has also decided to allocate $10 million over three years to an
> Australian music industry promotion package.
>
> The contact officer for this matter is Steve Fox, Senior Government
> Lawyer, tel: 02 6250 6613; email: stephen.fox[_at_]ag.gov.au. For
> information concerning the music industry promotion package please
> contact the Intellectual Property Branch of the Department of
> Communications and the Arts, tel: 02 6271 1633.
>
> *************
>
> WHERE CAN I GET COPIES OF THE COPYRIGHT BILLS?
>
> Hard copies of the Government amendments to the Bills will be available
> for purchase from Government Info Bookshops. Additionally, the
> amendments will be available online through Parliament House's BillsNet
> service on its website shortly; go to: http://www.aph.gov.au/legis.htm.
> Once the Bills receive Royal Assent, the Acts will also be accessible
> online through ScalePlus, the Attorney-General's Department's legal
> database: http://scaleplus.law.gov.au/.
>
> *************
>
> PATENT ATTORNEYS AND TRADE MARK ATTORNEYS
>
> Sections 43(2), 104(b) and 104(c) of the Copyright Act currently allow
> fair dealing with copyright material if it is done for the purpose of
> the giving of professional advice by a legal practitioner or patent
> attorney. The references to patent attorneys were introduced by the
> Copyright Amendment Act 1980.
>
> The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 1998 includes amendments
> to these sections by introducing the new profession of "trade mark
> attorney" and updating existing references to patent attorneys to
> "registered patent attorneys". These amendments reflect the
> Government's decision to introduce substantial changes to the patent
> attorney profession with the aim of ensuring high quality intellectual
> property services are available to business at cost effective levels.
>
> The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 1998 was passed in the
> House of Representatives on 15 July 1998 and will commence on
> Proclamation or 6 months after Royal Assent, whichever is earlier. IP
> Australia is responsible for the Bill.
>
> Contact officer: IP Australia, Dr Vivienne Thom, tel: 02 6283 2097
>
> *************
>
> FEEDBACK ON FIRST AGD e-NEWS ON COPYRIGHT
>
> Many thanks to the scores of readers of the first AGD e-News on
> Copyright in May who sent us encouraging comments. We have been able to
> gauge the favourable response to the Department's initiative by the
> sheer growth in our mailing list numbers: our original email address
> list had about 100 recipients but this has grown, in the space of two
> months, to nearly 300 !
>
> Not only are more people interested in receiving the newsletter, but it
> also seems from your comments that the content is informative and highly
> relevant to your interests. The AGD e-News on Copyright is clearly
> filling a gap in the Government's provision of information about
> copyright reforms.
>
> We like to hear your comments. In this second AGD e-News on Copyright
> we have taken up the suggestion made by a number of readers that the
> newsletter include the email addresses as well as phone numbers of the
> relevant contact officers in the Department.
>
> *************
>
> WHERE CAN I ACCESS THE FIRST AGD e-NEWS ON COPYRIGHT?
>
> We are pleased to announce the launch of the website for the AGD e-News
> on Copyright. So, if you missed out on the first AGD e-News on
> Copyright (Number 1, May 1998) it can be accessed at the
> Attorney-General's Department website, Window on the Law:
> http://law.gov.au/publications/copyright_enews/frameset.html
>
> The major copyright developments discussed in AGD e-News on
> Copyright
> (Number 1, May 1998) were the:
>
> * Government's decision on the Digital Agenda copyright reforms
> * Developments on the "Lower CD prices" copyright bill
> * Government's decision on retransmission of free-to-air broadcasts
> * Recent appointments to the Copyright Tribunal
> * Release of the Discussion Paper on performers' rights
> * Meeting in Canberra of the APEC IP Experts Group
> * Workshop on TRIPS Agreement for LDCs
> * Progress on Copyright Amendment Bill 1997
>
> *************
>
> WHO CAN I CONTACT IN THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BRANCH?
>
> In the first issue of this newsletter we gave you some background detail
> on the role of the Intellectual Property Branch in the Department,
> information about the work of the four sections in the Branch and names
> of contact officers who can assist you with any questions you may have
> about particular developments. This information can be found at:
> http://law.gov.au/publications/ copyright_enews/lawreview.html. For
> each development covered in this issue we have identified the details of
> the contact officer to whom inquiries can be directed.
>
> If you wish to contact the Intellectual Property Branch on another
> matter, please contact: Chris Creswell: Assistant Secretary (Head of the
> Intellectual Property Branch) tel: (02) 6250 6313; fax: (02) 6250?5929;
> email: chris.creswell[_at_]ag.gov.au
>
> For administrative matters, please contact: My Hanh Rusk: tel: 02 6250
> 6655; email: myhanh.rusk[_at_]ag.gov.au or Angela Tsongas: tel: 02 6250 6875;
> email: angela.tsongas[_at_]ag.gov.au
>
> *************
>
> WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT COPYRIGHT?
>
> The Intellectual Property Branch in the Attorney-General's Department
> has produced a booklet on copyright law entitled "Copyright Law in
> Australia: A Short Guide". For copies please phone (02) 6250 6875 or
> access the booklet online at the Attorney-General's Department website,
> Window on the Law: http://law.gov.au/publications/copyrightaus97.htm.
>
> The Intellectual Property Branch in the Attorney-General's Department is
> not able to give legal advice on specific copyright matters to members
> of the public. Although, of course, the Branch does provide Government
> Departments and agencies with legal advice on copyright matters.
>
> If you have a specific copyright inquiry please contact the Australian
> Copyright Council tel: 02 9318 1788 or visit them at
> http://www.copyright.org.au/
>
> For information on patents, trade marks and designs contact IP Australia
> (formerly the Australian Industrial Property Organisation) tel: 1300 651
> 010 or access information at http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/
>
> *************
>
> Who can I send comments to on this newsletter?
>
> Please reply by return email if you would like other people to receive
> this newsletter or if you would like to be removed from this email list.
> We would also like to hear from you by return email if you have any
> feedback on this newsletter.
>
> To discuss any administrative matter please contact Angela Tsongas (tel:
> 02 6250 6875; email: angela.tsongas[_at_]ag.gov.au).
>
> If you have a specific inquiry about the particular matters raised in
> this newsletter please contact the person listed as the contact officer
> under each section.
>
> To discuss any general matters arising from this newsletter, please
> contact Catherine Hawkins (tel: 02 6250 6608; email:
> catherine.hawkins[_at_]ag.gov.au).
>
> *************
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