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Review of the Copyright Online Infringement Amendment

We are seeking stakeholder views on the operation of the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Act 2015.

Why we want your input

We are committed to working closely with stakeholders to help reduce online copyright infringement. We want to hear from you to ensure that the mechanism introduced by the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Act 2015 is working as effectively and efficiently as possible.

How you can voice your opinion

You can provide a written submission in response to our consultation paper.

What will be the outcome of this consultation?

Your submissions will contribute to our review of the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Act 2015.

The Issue

We are seeking stakeholder views on the operation of the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Act 2015 (Online Infringement Amendment).

The Online Infringement Amendment enables a copyright owner to apply to the Federal Court of Australia to block access to an online location operated outside Australia with the primary purpose of infringing (or facilitating infringement of) copyright content.

This review supports the Australian Government’s commitment to review the operation of the Online Infringement Amendment.

The review will examine:

  • The effectiveness and efficiency of the mechanism introduced by the Online Infringement Amendment
  • How well the application process and injunctions, once granted are working for parties

We will consider written submissions in response to issues raised in the consultation paper until 16 March 2018 5:00pm AEST .

Enquiries about the consultation paper can be directed by email to copyright.consultation@communications.gov.au.

 

Relevant Documentation

Review of Copyright Online Infringement Amendment

Published 13th Feb 2018

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Information on the Review of Copyright Online Infringement Amendment.

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13 Feb 2018 09:00 AEDT
16 Mar 2018 17:00 AEDT
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Submissions

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Australasian Performing Right Association Limited and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society Limited
australasian_performing_right_association_limited_and_australasian_mechanical_copyright_owners_society_limited.pdf (562.89 KB)
Australian Copyright Council
australian_copyright_council.pdf (38.31 KB)
Australian Digital Alliance
australian_digital_alliance.pdf (189.28 KB)
Australian Film & TV Bodies
australian_film_tv_bodies.pdf (1.2 MB)
Australian Music Publishers Association Limited
australian_music_publishers_association_limited.pdf (480.51 KB)
Australian Recording Industry Association
australian_recording_industry_association.pdf (124.46 KB)
Coalition of Major and Professional Participation Sports
coalition_of_major_and_professional_participation_sports.pdf (260.07 KB)
Communications Alliance
communications_alliance.docx (267.37 KB)
Digital Rights Watch
digital_rights_watch.pdf (214.98 KB)
Fetch TV
fetch_tv.pdf (80.35 KB)