News & Media

• Media Statement

Safe harbour reforms a welcome interim measure

The Australian Digital Alliance (ADA) welcomes the proposed amendments in the Copyright Amendment (Service Providers) Bill tabled yesterday as an initial step towards reform of Australia’s copyright safe harbours.

• Media Statement
• copyright policy
• education
• libraries
• safe harbour
• tech

Schools, Universities and Libraries Join Startups in Call for Safe Harbour Copyright Reform

A coalition of schools, universities, libraries and startups have today launched a campaign calling on the government to extend Australia’s copyright safe harbours.

• Blog Post
• ADA Copyright Forum 2018

Save the Date! First keynote for the 2018 ADA Copyright Forum

Make space in your calendars on Friday 9 February 2018 to attend this year's Australian Digital Alliance Copyright Forum - Flexible and Adaptable: the Future of Copyright.

• Media Statement
• copyright policy
• modernisation
• Productivity Commission

Government moves to modernise copyright for all Australians

Australia’s educators, cultural institutions, disability organisations and tech sector welcome the Government’s commitment to modernisation of our copyright system and to ensuring fairer access to content for Australians.

• Blog Post

Job Opportunity: Copyright Officer

The Australian Digital Alliance and the Australian Libraries Copyright Committee are seeking a part-time Copyright Officer to assist their existing senior staff member. The role of the Copyright Officer will be to assist with the running of the two organisations, conduct training programs on copyright for the library and archives community, and contribute to copyright policy development and advocacy in Australia.

• Media Statement
• CADAOM Act
• copyright duration
• copyright policy
• disability access
• education
• perpetual copyright
• preservation

Australia leads in disability access, thanks to copyright changes

Australians with a disability will have some of the strongest rights to access content in the world, thanks to changes to Australia’s copyright laws passed today.

• Blog Post
• fair use

Copyright for Australia that makes sense. That’s fair.

• Media Statement
• CADAOM Act
• copyright duration
• copyright policy
• disability access
• perpetual copyright
• preservation

New Copyright Bill Will End the Book Famine

A landmark Bill to end the book famine for Australians with a vision impairment is welcomed by peak copyright body the Australian Digital Alliance (ADA).

• Blog Post
• ADA Copyright Forum 2017
• fair use
• Productivity Commission

This year's Copyright Forum - focusing on all things fair

What is fair? That was the question that opened this year’s ADA Copyright Forum, setting the tone for a day of discussion of fairness, its practicalities and its opportunities at the National Library of Australia on 24 February.

• Blog Post
• fair use
• Productivity Commission

47 Organisations Agree Fair Use is Critical for Australia

On Friday 47 organisations from across Australia sent a letter to the Minister for Communications and the Arts supporting the Productivity Commission's recommendation that Australia should adopt a flexible fair use exception. 

• Blog Post
• Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Act 2017
• Public Domain Day

Something (though not the public domain) to celebrate on Public Domain Day

It's Public Domain Day - a time to reflect on and celebrate the important role that freely available and reusable copyright works play in building creativity, innovation and culture.

• Media Statement
• copyright policy
• Productivity Commission

Productivity Commission recommends a fair copyright system for all Australians

The Productivity Commission's recommendations for a fairer copyright system for all Australians are welcomed by peak body the Australian Digital Alliance (ADA).