Co-written by Jenny Markovic
The Copyright Amendment (Moral Rights) Act 2000 (Cth) (‘the Act’) came into force on 21 December 2000 after significant amendments were made to the original Bill during 2000. The Act amends the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) and introduces comprehensive moral rights protection in Australia for both authors of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and for film-makers (producers, directors and screenwriters).
Previously, authors received limited moral rights protection under the Copyright Act 1968 covering false attribution in the content of literary, artistic, dramatic and musical works. There was, however, no protection for cinematograph films and the provisions did not include a positive obligation of attribution.
