There have been a number of important events in copyright law in 2006. In the United Kingdom, the High Court ruled that Dan Brown's bestseller 'The Da Vinci Code' did not infringe the copyright in the historical text, 'The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail'. In Australia, there has been a raft of policy developments: with legislation released on copyright exceptions and enforcement provisions; a new regime for technological protection measures; and an ongoing dialogue on the problem of orphan works. Some cultural and technological trends have also come to the fore in 2006: performing arts companies have grappled with questions of authorship and ownership in collaborative ventures, and public broadcasters have experimented with podcasting and vodcasting. There has been much discussion, particularly in the United States, about digital television and the Broadcast Flag. The phenomenon of YouTube has also raised complex issues surrounding copyright law and Internet videos.

Speakers at this conference will address these and other related issues. The conference will provide up-to-date information and analysis from a range of academic, government, industry, and professional perspectives. This conference will be of interest to copyright owners and consumers, academics, practitioners, librarians and policy-makers.

Program

Speakers and Topics

The Hon Philip Ruddock MP, Attorney-General
Opening Address

Dr David Brennan, Copyright Consultant, Screenrights - The Audio Visual Copyright Society, and Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
Waving the Flag in the Digital Jungle

Carolyn Dalton, Special Counsel, Minter Ellison Lawyers
Copyright Law Reform and its Impact on Education in Australia

Helen Daniels, Assistant Secretary, Copyright Law Branch, Attorney-General’s Department
Copyright Law Reform in Australia

Sharon Givoni, Principal, Sharon Givoni Consulting, and General Editor of the Australian Intellectual Property Bulletin
Copyright: Holy Grail or Media Circus?

Emily Hudson, Research Fellow, Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA), Faculty of Law, The University of Melbourne
Orphan Works

Dr Matthew Rimmer, Associate Director and Senior Lecturer in Law, ACIPA, The Australian National University
YouTube: Copyright Law and Internet Video

Sarah Waladan, Executive Director, Australian Digital Alliance
Fair Dealing and the New Copyright Exceptions Legislation

Kimberlee Weatherall, Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
Open Source Software and Technological Protection Measures

Conference Venue

Offices of Minter Ellison Lawyers Level 22, Waterfront Place 1 Eagle Street Brisbane

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Conference Dinner

Conference Enquiries

Carol Ballard
Phone: 07 3346 7506
Email: c.ballard@law.uq.edu.au