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Dr Rebecca Giblin

2014

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Commissioned By The Australian Digital Alliance - 'Authorisation In Context', Rebecca Giblin Dec 2013

Commissioned By The Australian Digital Alliance - 'Authorisation In Context', Rebecca Giblin

Dr Rebecca Giblin

In 2014, the Australian Government proposed amending the Copyright Act 1968 to broaden the circumstances in which an organisation or individual may be liable for someone else’s copyright infringement. Although the Government’s proposed amendment appears to be squarely aimed at ISPs, the amendments would apply with equal force to any other person who provides goods or services which may be put to infringing use. This includes all organisations which provide internet access to the public (including government bodies, libraries, schools and universities), online platforms which enable users to upload and display images and videos (such as eBay, Facebook and YouTube), …


Response To Online Copyright Infringement Discussion Paper, Rebecca Giblin Dec 2013

Response To Online Copyright Infringement Discussion Paper, Rebecca Giblin

Dr Rebecca Giblin

My personal submission in response to the Australian Government's Online Copyright Infringement Discussion Paper, September 2014. It argues that: 1. There is little evidence that ISP policing helps toa chieve copyright's aims; 2. Balancing the full range of competing rights and interests is extremely complex (and should not be abnegated to rights holders); 3. Graduated response schemes don't solve the content access problem; and 4. We need mechanisms to ensure the possibility of rigorous evaluation of the law.