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  • Media Statement
  • ACCC
  • copyright policy
  • digital platforms
  • safe harbour
12 Dec 2019

ADA welcomes government decision on ACCC copyright code

The Australian Digital Alliance (ADA) welcomes the government’s decision not to take up the ACCC’s recommendation for a mandatory copyright takedown code for digital platforms, which would have imposed additional legal burdens on Australia’s technology sector.

  • News
09 Dec 2019

Minister to open ADA Forum 2020: Register Now

The Australian Digital Alliance is excited to announce that its 2020 Copyright Forum will feature an opening address by the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, Member for Bradfield and Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts.
  • Blog Post
  • ADA Copyright Forum 2020
  • Prof Anupam Chander
  • Terri Janke
29 Nov 2019

Forum 2020 – Save the date and announcing our keynotes!

We are thrilled to announce that the 2020 ADA Copyright Forum will be held on Friday 6 March 2020 at the National Library of Australia.

  • Media Statement
  • ACCC
  • copyright policy
  • digital platforms
  • safe harbour
26 Jul 2019

ACCC set to complicate copyright takedown in Australia

The final report of the ACCC Digital Platform Inquiry, released today, ignores the advice of numerous government reviews and instead recommends adding further complexity to the Australian copyright takedown system.

  • Media Statement
  • copyright policy
29 May 2019

ADA Welcomes Minister Fletcher to the Copyright Portfolio

The Australian Digital Alliance (ADA) is very pleased to welcome Paul Fletcher MP to his new role of Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts.
  • Blog Post
  • The ADA
01 Apr 2019

The Birth of the Alliance: The why and how of the ADA

Long-serving ADA Board member Emeritus Professor Tom Cochrane details the history (and pre-history) of the ADA to mark our 20th anniversary.
  • Blog Post
  • Article 11
  • Article 13
  • copyright
  • EU Copyright Directive
  • Julia Reda
01 Apr 2019

EU Copyright Directive has been passed

Things have been moving fast on the international copyright stage. It is one week since the ADA Copyright Forum 2019 and the controversial European Copyright Directive has been passed by the European Parliament.
  • Blog Post
  • ADA Forum 2019
  • copyright
  • Copyright the Card Game – Australian Edition
  • Emma Shadbolt
  • Julia Reda
  • Juliet Rogers
  • Kimberlee Weatherall
  • Mandy Henk
  • Michael Geist
  • Peter Drew
  • Rebecca Giblin
  • Sari Braithwaite
  • Tom Cochrane
  • Trina Ha
01 Apr 2019

A wrap up of Copyright 20/20 – the ADA Copyright Forum 2019

It’s been just over a week since the ADA Copyright Forum 2019, and our 20th Anniversary celebrations, and we’re all still digesting the amazing copyright discussions it provoked.
  • Blog Post
  • Nicholas Gruen
  • The ADA
25 Mar 2019

Our patron Nicholas Gruen reflects on 20 years of the ADA

To mark the 20th Anniversary of the ADA our patron Nicholas Gruen shared his reflections on 20 years of advocating for the public interest in copyright.
  • News
  • The ADA
22 Mar 2019

Welcome to the new ADA website

To recognise and celebrate the ADA’s 20th anniversary we launched a new website and brand.
  • News
28 Feb 2019

Program out for the Forum - and speaker changes

We're very pleased to release the full program for Copyright 20/20 - the ADA Copyright Forum 2019.
  • Media Statement
  • copyright duration
  • legislation
  • perpetual copyright
  • public domain
01 Jan 2019

Welcome to 2019 – not just a day, but a year of the Public Domain

Those who follow our blog will know that we always publish an article at New Years, to celebrate Public Domain Day, the day when copyright terms expire and new works fall into the public domain.