Submissions

• Copyright access reforms
• COVID-19
• Creative and cultural industries and institutions inquiry
• House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts
• Advocacy
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Joint submission to the Communications and the Arts Standing Committee inquiry into Australia’s creative and cultural industries and institutions

The proposed Copyright access reforms would improve the position of Australia’s creative and cultural industries in the face of COVID-19 and future challenges.

• Copyright and IP treaties
• Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
• Trade agreements
• Treaty-making process inquiry
• Advocacy
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Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties inquiry into Certain Aspects of the Treaty-making Process in Australia

With copyright and IP increasingly included in international treaties and free trade agreements, the secrecy of trade negotiations reduces the transparency around IP negotiations, which is almost invariably contrary to the public interest.

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Submission in response to the ACCC News media bargaining code Concepts paper

The ADA provides ideas on how the proposed mandatory News media bargaining code can avoid unintended impacts on copyright law and Australian's ability to share news online.

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Submission in response to the ACCC Agricultural machinery: After-sales markets Inquiry

The ADA urges the ACCC to include TPMs in its consideration of factors restricting the ability of farmers to access independent agricultural machinery repairs.

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Submission in response to WIPO Impact of Artificial Intelligence on IP Policy draft issues paper

The potential for AI to contribute to and complicate copyright calls for careful consideration.

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Submission in response to the Digital Platforms Inquiry final report

Once again the Australian Digital Alliance (ADA) welcomes the opportunity to provide comment in relation to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Digital Platforms Inquiry; this time providing comments to the government in response to the final Inquiry report released by the ACCC on Friday 26 July 2019.

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Supplementary submission to DFAT on the Australia–European Union Free Trade Agreement

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Submission to the Review of the New Zealand Copyright Act 1994

The ADA strongly supports the New Zealand copyright review and its objectives, particularly its proposal to enshrine the right of access to works for the public benefit.

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Submission in response to the Digital Platforms Inquiry preliminary report

The ACCC's proposal for a mandatory takedown system for digital platforms should be accommodated by extending the existing safe harbour system rather than introducing a new, separate scheme.

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Submission to ACCC regarding APRA application for authorisation (A1000433)

The ADA supports collective licencing in Australia but we have concerns regarding the anti-competitive risks of such licences when not subject to appropriate regulation and oversight.