Photographers need regulated copyright reform

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Keith Shipton

With the Federal Government favouring introduction of an Orphan Works exception to copyright infringement, the AIPP has asked for the reform to be fair and tightly regulated. Chris Shain (right), AIPP adviser on copyright matters, explained to the Department of … Continue reading →

Fair use fairly useless for photographers

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Keith Shipton

The Federal Government will soon draft legislation based on the Productivity Commission’s final report into intellectual property, which strongly recommends Australia adopt a US-style fair use and orphan works exception. The Government has opened the matter to a final round … Continue reading →

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Photographers need regulated copyright reform

Fair use fairly useless for photographers