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<p>Hi everyone, <br>
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<p>Today I'd like to give you a quick brief on the Fair Copyright
Campaign, which is being run by Electronic Frontiers Australia,
and which Linux Australia is supporting. <br>
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<p>The Australian government is currently considering its response
to the Productivity Commission's IP inquiry [0]. One of the
central recommendations of that inquiry was the introduction of
fair use. <br>
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<p>As the Commission observed:<br>
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“Australia’s current exceptions for fair dealing are too narrow
and prescriptive, do not reflect the way people today consume and
use content in the digital world, and do not accommodate new
legitimate uses of copyright material…Introducing the
principles–based fair use exception as Australia’s system of user
rights, would go some way to redress the imbalance between
copyright holders, consumers and intermediate users”</p>
<p>Wikipedia is supporting this campaign - as you may have seen from
the banner the last time you visited Wikipedia. Fair use makes
Wikipedia possible.<br>
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<p>Fair use will provide a number of benefits to educators,
creators, artists, designers, writers and digital producers,
allowing them to use existing materials in contemporary ways,
adding new value. <br>
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<p>Please consider becoming more aware of this issue, and if you
feel inclined, supporting the campaign [1], and by following the
hashtag on Twitter [2].<br>
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<p>[0]
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/intellectual-property#report">http://pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/intellectual-property#report</a><br>
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<p>[1] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.faircopyright.org.au/">https://www.faircopyright.org.au/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23faircopyrightoz&src=typd">https://twitter.com/search?q=%23faircopyrightoz&src=typd</a><br>
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<p>With kind regards, <br>
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<p>Kathy</p>
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Kathy Reid
President
Linux Australia
0418 130 636
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:president@linux.org.au">president@linux.org.au</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://linux.org.au">http://linux.org.au</a>
Linux Australia Inc
GPO Box 4788
Sydney NSW 2001
Australia
ABN 56 987 117 479 </pre>
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