ALRC recommendations on review of Copyright Act

AUSTRALIAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION RECOMMENDS COPYRIGHT REVOLUTION.

THE AUSTRALIAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION'S FINAL REPORT ON ITS REVIEW OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT RECOMMENDS CHANGES THAT, IF ADOPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT, WOULD REVOLUTIONISE AUSTRALIAN COPYRIGHT LAW.

The final report prepared by the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) on its review of the Copyright Act (Act) recommends changes that, if adopted by the Government, would revolutionise Australian copyright law.

The ALRC report was made public on 13 February 2014, when it was tabled in Parliament. The report recommended major changes to the Act, including:

• replacing "fair dealing" with a "fair use" exception to copyright infringement;