[Linux-aus] Fair copyright campaign by Electronic Frontiers Australia

[Linux Australia President]

Hi everyone,

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.

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.

As the Commission observed:

“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”

Wikipedia is supporting this campaign - as you may have seen from the
banner the last time you visited Wikipedia. Fair use makes Wikipedia
possible.

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.

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].

[0] http://pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/intellectual-property#report

[1] https://www.faircopyright.org.au/

[2] https://twitter.com/search?q=%23faircopyrightoz&src=typd

With kind regards,

Kathy


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Kathy Reid
President
Linux Australia

0418 130 636

president at linux.org.au
http://linux.org.au

Linux Australia Inc
GPO Box 4788
Sydney NSW 2001
Australia

ABN 56 987 117 479 

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