I would think if the chapter has someone who can attend officially it'd be good place to have a voice especially as this is one the things IMHO the chapter should be recognised as a stakeholder
On 17 February 2012 19:57, Liam Wyatt <liamwy...@gmail.com> wrote: > Anyone interested in going to this (Sydney, Tuesday 10-12:30)? > This was sent to me (and presumably everyone else on their database) by > the Australian Digital Alliance - who are worried about the government > making kneejerk amendments to copyright law that will hider internet > innovation, as a result of this: > > http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-01/optus-wins-landmark-sports-broadcast-case/3805976 > > http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-10/afl-appeals-optus-copyright-ruling/3823430 > I'll be going along, but just in case anyone else wishes to attend. Please > reply to them directly if you want to go (and tell me so we can meet up) :-) > > -Liam > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Ellen Broad* > Date: Friday, 17 February 2012 > Subject: Stakeholder meeting to coordinate response re proposed football > codes' amendment to Copyright Act > > > > Dear Liam,**** > > Two weeks ago, the Federal Court ruled that time shifting provisions in > the Copyright Act covered consumers using a cloud based personal video > recording service. The service in question before the Federal Court was > Optus’ TV Now Service, which allows Optus customers to use all kinds of > devices (tablets, smartphones, notebooks and computers) to record broadcast > television “in the cloud” and play it back within a particular time frame. > **** > > **** > > By now, you have probably seen the recent media reports that the > government is considering urgent amendments to the Copyright Act to respond > to sporting bodies' concerns about the Federal Court’s decision. > > The Australian Digital Alliance and many other stakeholders have serious > concerns that any hasty government action in response to the decision could > have significant negative implications for *innovative services, cloud > computing* and perhaps most importantly, *consumer rights *to use > copyright exceptions to the full extent intended by Parliament. **** > > ** ** > > Any watering down of the Federal Court's decision will likely > significantly restrict the ability of consumers to use innovative > technologies to consume legal content in the time and manner of their > choosing. Without great care, any amendments could also have serious > consequences for education, library and cultural institutions whose > students and users exercise rights under the Copyright Act such as fair > dealing. > > We understand that a proposed amendment to the Copyright Act to alleviate > the concerns of the football codes is imminent.**** > > ** ** > > The ADA would like to invite you to a meeting to share information and > concerns about any amendments to overturn the Court's decision, and to > coordinate a strategic response to government to express the widest > possible range of user concerns about any hasty legislative change. > > Given the urgency of the need to coordinate a response to government, the > meeting will be held this *Tuesday 21 February* from 10am – 12:30pm in > Sydney. The venue will be confirmed later today. > > I’d appreciate it if you could let me know if you’re able to attend as > soon as possible. I apologise for the short notice, but understand that it > may be critical to raise stakeholder concerns with government as a matter > of urgency. > > Kind regards,**** > > ** ** > > Ellen Broad > > *Ellen Broad** *|* Executive Officer *Australian Digital Alliance |** > > Copyright Adviser | Law and Policy > Australian Libraries Copyright Committee > > *t* (02) 6262 1273 | *e *ebr...@nla.gov.au | *w* > www.digital.org.au | *a* PO Box E202 Kingston ACT 2604**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *About the Australian Digital Alliance (ADA)* > > The ADA is a non-profit coalition of public and private sector interests > formed to promote balanced copyright law and provide an effective voice for > a public interest perspective in the copyright debate. ADA members include > universities, schools, consumer groups, galleries, museums, IT companies, > scientific and other research organisations, libraries and individuals. ** > ** > > Whilst the breadth of ADA membership spans various sectors, all members > are united in their support of copyright law that balances the interests of > rights holders with the interests of users of copyright material.**** > > ** ** > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaau-l mailing list > Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l > > -- GN. Photo Gallery: http://gnangarra.redbubble.com Gn. Blogg: http://gnangarra.wordpress.com
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