keith:
I am not an attorney in any jurisdiction, and am not well informed about
Australian copyright law.
You don't indicate who it was that advised you that the item was no
longer available. In my experience in the U.S., "It's no longer
available" is not reliable unless it is known to be from the publisher.
I know of music retailers who used this explanation for a variety of
reasons, many of which had nothing to do with the actual availability of
music. With this in mind, in your situation, I'd personally research
who owns the copyright to the work, and contact them directly about
obtaining a replacement copy; and if the publisher declines to provide
one, ask for the copyright and permissions department and attempt to
obtain permission to make the copies you require, perhaps in
consideration for a payment equal to what you would have to pay to
obtain the new set.
.ns
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