Copyright News from the University of Melbourne Copyright Office

UPCOMING EVENT - Copyright, Public Lectures, Conferences & Events Management 13/08/08

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:05:27 +1000

Would you like to play music at your next event? Do you show images or films as part of your public lectures? Do you make lecture notes or powerpoints available on the University's website? Managing copyright at University events is a key part of successful events management. Come and find out how you can stage a copyright compliant event. Dates: 13th August 2008, 10:00-11:30am Venue: Baillieu Library Tutorial Room, Ground Floor Book via Themis Further Information: Helen Thomson helenlt@unimelb.edu.au 8344 6647

IN THE NEWS - Caught short: information controls kill opportunities

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:40:45 +1000

Discusses issues with the Australian Copyright Act and the opportunities that could be thwarted by the Government's ability to control the use of information. (The Age 05/08/08)

IN THE NEWS - Online movie fans face scrutiny

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:46:04 +1000

Internet users who download illegal copies of the latest movies and television shows could get warning letters in the mail.

IN THE NEWS - Bid to have ISPs keelhaul the internet pirates

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:39:35 +1000

An agreement between studios, the government and 6 internet service providers in the UK has sparked debate about a similar agreement to track and punish internet pirates here in Australia. (The Age 05/08/08)

IN THE NEWS - By the people

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:49:38 +1000

An article looking at Wikipedia, web 2.0 and wether the statement that 'if it's on Wikipedia, it must be true' can be believed. (The Age 01/08/08)

IN THE NEWS - Research Journals Make It As Difficult As Possible To Openly Publish Gov't Funded Research

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:03:41 +1000

While open access to research, particularly government funded research, is a hot topic, some publishers have yet to change their business models, still asking researchers to assign copyright and to pay to place their material on open access. (Techdirt 29/07/08)

IN THE NEWS - Victorian Goldfields Railway to remove Thomas the Tank Engine trains

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:15:55 +1000

Victorian Goldfields Railway to remove Thomas the Tank Engine trains - The new copyright owners of Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends have changed the arrangements that previously allowed the Victorian Goldfeilds Railway to paint their trains to look like Thomas and Friends. (Herald Sun 09/07/08)

IN THE NEWS - Flickr users hit paydirt

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:15:36 +1000

Getty images is teaming up with users of Flickr to find advertiser & companies that would like to use their images for commercial use.

REMINDER - Your Copyright Responsibilities & Your LMS Page

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:25:46 +1000

Academic staff are able to make limited portions of copyright material available online to students via the Learning Management System (LMS). This copying is permitted by the statutory licence for educational use (Part VB of the Copyright Act)

Staff who want to make copyright materials available online for students are urged to use the Readings Online service that is operated by the Library. Readings Online staff manage requirements for copyright compliance. For further information see http://readings-online.unimelb.edu.au/

However if you do not use the Readings Online service then the following conditions must be observed when making reading materials available online:

The amount of a work that can be copied is strictly limited. For textual material where only 10% or 1 chapter from a single work can be made available online this is limited to a single 10% or 1 chapter portion from a single work across the whole University . See http://www.unimelb.edu.au/copyright/information/eduse/copying.html#limits

All textual material must be registered with the Copyright Office. This ensures that only 10% or 1 chapter from a single work is available on the LMS across the whole University. It is no longer necessary to register images. See http://www.unimelb.edu.au/copyright/register/index.html

A prescribed copyright warning notice must be viewed by students before, or as, they view any copyright material. See: http://www.unimelb.edu.au/copyright/notices/index.html#vb

Access to all copyright material on the LMS must be restricted to University of Melbourne students.

Sources must be accurately attributed . See http://www.unimelb.edu.au/copyright/information/fastfind/moral.html

Copying must be for educational purposes.

Step by step easy to follow instructions can be found in our guide Do-It-Yourself & Online Course Material : http://www.unimelb.edu.au/copyright/information/guides/diyonlinematerialblue.pdf

Detailed guidelines are available at: http://www.unimelb.edu.au/copyright/information/guidelinesedpurp.html

The Copyright Office is also offering a copyright information session for teaching staff on Wednesday 16 th July at 10:00am. Book via Themis.

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact the Copyright Office on X46647 or copyright-office@unimelb.edu.au

UPCOMING EVENT - Copyright & Teaching

Thu, 5 Jun 2008 11:52:50 +1000

Do you make course material available on the LMS? Would you like to give your students access to course material 24/7? Would you like to be able to show films and play music in class? Are you using wikis & blogs to communicate with your student? Yes, then you need to come to this session which will show you your copyright obligations are when you use copyright material for teaching. You have a responsibility not to infringe copyright and to make sure that your teaching materials are copyright compliant. .

Date: 16th July 2008, 10:00-11:00am
Venue: Baillieu Library Tutorial Room, Ground Floor

Book via Themis

Further Information:
Helen Thomson
helenlt@unimelb.edu.au 8344 6647

IN THE NEWS - Music industry opens new front on piracy

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:16:17 +1000

The Music Industry supports a proposed new law that would require ISPs to disconnect users that repeatedly infringed copyright (The Age 25/04/08)

IN THE NEWS - Australia stalls on indigenous copyright: expert

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:15:39 +1000

Australia needs to reconsider how it protects and manages indigenous Australian's copyright (The Age 21/04/08)

IN THE NEWS - It's patently obvious: innovators lose on IP

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:15:03 +1000

Article looking at how academics are failing to protect and capitalise on the intellectual property in their research. (The Age 21/04/08)

IN THE NEWS - Unis forced to re-think IP policies

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:13:10 +1000

A recent court decision on the ownership of intellectual property by academics at the University of Western Australia, means that many Australian Universities may need to rethink their IP policies. (The Australian 18/04/08)

NEWS - Copyright Information for University of Melbourne@iTunes U

Thu, 5 Jun 2008 11:54:56 +1000

The University of Melbourne now has its own site on iTunes U. Strict copyright obligations & requirements apply to making material available on iTunes U. Full details are available here.

NEWS - New Infoguides & Training Resources Available

Wed, 28 May 2008 13:22:32 +1000

Information guides and powerpoint slides are now available from our 2 most recent information sessions:

IN THE NEWS - Music cuts threat in copyright case

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:47:21 +1000

Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) is taking legal action against the commercial TV networks seeking an increase in royalties for recording artists for the use of music on TV. (The Australian 27/03/08)

IN THE NEWS - Creativity at mercy of intellectual pirates

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:40:51 +1000

Theft or piracy of intellectual property, including copyright material, may impact on people's desire to create. See also a related podcast - on modern day pirates (BBC News 19/03/08)

IN THE NEWS - P2P: Three Problems, One Big Headache

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:35:52 +1000

P2P software does not just create problems because of illegal downloads, the using the software can also have security implications for computers and networks (IT BusinessEdge 19/03/08)

IN THE NEWS - Crackdown on illegal downloaders

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:35:25 +1000

An Australian ISP already prevents users who repeatedly infringe copyright by downloading infringing material from browsing the web. Australia is considering a "notify and disconnect" regime to deal with repeat copyright infringers (The Age 20/03/08)

IN THE NEWS - Copyrights (and wrongs)

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:27:21 +1000

The Primary Sources on Copyright History Project website is making many original and historical papers on the development of copyright law available in full text. (Physorg.com 19/03/08)

IN THE NEWS - Virtual reality can yield real legal woes

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:24:00 +1000

Virtual content created in virtual reality programs such as Second life is still subject to legal constraints and issues such as copyright. (Physorg.com 19/03/08)

IN THE NEWS - Lawyers offer lessons in legacy

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:23:07 +1000

Article discusses the copyright issues involved in indigenous art when the artist dies and the copyright passes to the deceased's estate. (The Australian 14/03/08)

IN THE NEWS - The great firewall of China

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:15:01 +1000

One of the great strengths of the internet is that material is freely available to all people and that anyone contribute. However some countries, most notably China, are censoring people's use of the internet (The Age 20/03/08)

EVENTS - Unlocking Access

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:25:45 +1000

Video of a presentation given by Professor Michael Geist from the University of Ottawa at Information Futures Forum held at the University of Melbourne on the 5th February 2008.

ARTICLE - Open University studies open access to research

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:13:37 +1000

Excellent article on how Open University has developed it's open access policy & repository. Many of the issues apply equally to the University of Melbourne. (ComputerWeekly.com 10/03/08)

ARTICLE - Conceiving an International Instrument on Limitations & Exceptions to Copyright

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:14:13 +1000

P.B. Hugenholtz & Ruth L. Okediji. This report discusses the issues around developing a global approach to limitations & exceptions (e.g. fair use vs fair dealing) in international copyright law.

ARTICLE - Cultural Institutions, Digitisation & Copyright Reform

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:43:46 +1000

paper by Andrew F. Christie (IPRIA Working Paper)

ARTICLE - Le and Thomas

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:04:30 +1000

Article by Alex Malik that looks at how copyright infringement is now being treated as criminal proceedings rather than civil. The article looks at two recent cases Le in Australia and Thomas in the US.

IN THE NEWS - So, what episode are you up to?

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:48:53 +1000

The Underbelly controversy continues to rage, with many Melburnians continuing to access pirate copies. Police have also arrested a man for piracy and found pirate copies of latest release movies, as well as Underbelly.

IN THE NEWS - Wiki a winner for most

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:15:42 +1000

Wikipedia is now one of the world's top 10 websites. The free encyclopedia is created collaboratively and the material is freely available. (The Age 11/03/08)

FUN STUFF - David Pogue: A 4-minute medley on the music wars

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:21:05 +1000

A satirical look at music downloads, copyright & music piracy.

IN THE NEWS - Olympics site removes dodgy game

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:48:48 +1000

The Bejing Olympics website has removed an online game after it was accused of infringing copyright by the creator of a similar game. (The Age 10/03/08)

IN THE NEWS - Most British filesharers would stop if warned - survey

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:48:10 +1000

Looks at a recent survey on British filesharers attitudes to downloading music illegally via p2p filesharing in light the proposed "Three strikes" legislation. Under this legislation, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) would be required to monitor illegal downloads on their networks and disconnect users who continue to infringe copyright after 3 warnings. Similar legislation is also being suggested for Australia - War on music piracy (The Age 17/02/08) and this blog on LawFont.com. (The Register, 05/03/08)

IN THE NEWS - 'Pirate brothers' fined $9000

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:11:45 +1000

2 Australian brothers have been found guilty of copyright infringement and fined $9000. (News.com, 27/02/08)

IN THE NEWS - Scots want to copyright the kilt

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:22:10 +1000

The Scots are trying to copyright the kilt (News.com 29/02/08)

IN THE NEWS - Why digital radio is doomed

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:25:17 +1000

Changing nature of how we access and listen to music, and the impact of mp3 downloads & podcasts means that music lovers may not embrace digital radio when it is launched. (The Age 27/02/08)

IN THE NEWS - The Fanatics Songbook is not fair dealing for the purposes of parody or satire.

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:21:25 +1000

This blog from LawFont.com considers a recent copyright example in light of the new fair dealing exception for parody or satire.

IN THE NEWS - The future is here but is the music industry in it?

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:27:40 +1000

Falling CD sales and increased downloads - both legal & illegal - means that the music industry must rethink its business model (The Age 12/02/08)

IN THE NEWS - Do-it-yourself creativity

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:31:21 +1000

Like the music industry, the television industry is facing the challenge of holding on to it's viewers in the face of alternatives such as user generated content (YouTube), legal & illegal downloads, and increasing DVD sales. (The Age 11/02/08)

IN THE NEWS - Virtual worlds generate real litigation

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:59:00 +1000

Online virtual worlds, such as Second Life, are the subject of copyright and intellectual property lawsuits (Law Times 11/02/08). See also: Why Should Corporate Counsel Become Familiar With Virtual Environments? Aren't They Just Fun And Games? by Diane Duhaine (Metropolitian Corporate Counsel.com)

IN THE NEWS - A Tight Grip Can Choke Creativity

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:06:31 +1000

An update on the court case over the Harry Potter encyclopedia (New York Times 09/02/08)

IN THE NEWS - What the frock? A designer's costly dressing down

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:48:40 +1000

Fashion label, Review, has won a law suit after their fashion design was copied by another Australian label. (The Age 09/03/08)

IN THE NEWS - Museum Piece

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:52:37 +1000

Libraries and museums are dealing with technological and copyright issues as they try and preserve video games as cultural history (The Age 06/03/08)

IN THE NEWS - Publishers Phase Out Piracy Protection on Audio Books

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:09:33 +1000

Publishers, such as Random House & Penguin, are planning to phase out digital rights management copying locks on audio books, which will allow customers to transfer an audio book that they have purchased to their iPod, mp3 player or other digital device. (New York Times 03/03/08)

IN THE NEWS - Cultural Copyright

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:34:40 +1000

Discusses the issue of copyright as it relates to appropriate of existing music styles in a new style (The Age 01/02/08)

IN THE NEWS - Copyright law should distinguish between commercial and cultural uses

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:37:47 +1000

Article by Cory Doctorow (The Guardian 29/01/08)

NEWS - Permission Service by the Copyright Office

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:30:32 +1000

The University of Melbourne Copyright Office is able to seek permission on your behalf to use material for official University of Melbourne enterprises. This might include using material as part of a course of study, for use in University of Melbourne publications such as the Cultural Collections Diary or for use on a University of Melbourne web page. Unfortunately, we are unable to seek permission for student and staff research publications and other activities such as conference papers, for individual uses, student events and the like.

If you are unsure if the Copyright Office can assist you, please contact Brooke Walters, bcwalt@unimelb.edu.au or 8344 7142

If you need to seek permission yourself, please follow the information on the Copyright Office permissions web page.

If you believe that the Copyright Office can assist you with your permission request, there is now an online form which you can fill out here.

Requesting Permission to use University of Melbourne Copyright Material

The Copyright office also deals with all permission requests from external organisations wishing to use material for which the University owns copyright. If you receive a request directly, we ask that you inform the requester that they fill in an online form, found here, and the Copyright Office will be in touch with them shortly.

If you have any queries regarding permissions, please contact Brooke Walters, bcwalt@unimelb.edu.au or 8344 7142

IN THE NEWS - 95% of music downloads are illegal

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:37:03 +1000

New statistics indicate that a large amount of music is still being downloaded illegally. On the flip side of the coin, Australian musician Paul Kelly is choosing to make some of his music available for free download, See Aussie rock icon joins freebie ranks (The Age 25/01/08)

IN THE NEWS - Could laneway graffiti be worth more than your average house?

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:33:53 +1000

Graffiti is protected by copyright as an artistic work. This article looks at some of the issues of protecting value graffiti - made especially difficult when it may not be possible to identify the artist. (The Age 16/01/08)

IN THE NEWS - Talk to the hand if you want to use Hewitt's gesture

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:24:56 +1000

Lleyton Hewitt has trademarked his infamous "talking to a sock puppet" hand gesture. (The Sydney Morning Herald 12/01/08)

IN THE NEWS - Can Egypt Copyright the Pyramids?

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:34:35 +1000

Egypt is considering legislation to make it illegal to produce exact replicas or sell images of the Pyramids and other recognizable antiquities in the country. (National Geographic News 15/01/08)

IN THE NEWS - J.K. Rowling's Dark Mark

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:59:39 +1000

This blog by Tim Wu looks at the copyright issues involved in the lawsuit about the Harry Potter Lexicon. It also discusses the copyright & intellectual property issues relating to fan guides. (Slate.com 10/01/08)

IN THE NEWS - Romance Blog Suggests Romance Writers Plagiarism; Signet Says Its Fair Use

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:57:42 +1000

Romance author, Cassie Edwards, has been accused of plagiarism for allegedly including extracts of other books in her own books without acknowledging or attributing the extracts. (Publishers Weekly 09/10/08). See also Signet Changes Stance on Cassie Edwards Plagiarism Allegations (Publishers Weekly 14/01/08).

IN THE NEWS - A Closer Look at the Seinfeld Food Fight

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:53:34 +1000

More on the Jessica Seinfield plagiarism case. This article from the New York Times that examines the copyright and intellectual property issues in more detail.

IN THE NEWS - Music copyright in the spotlight

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:45:32 +1000

The International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) was a collaborative website that made 1000s of public domain music score for download. The website was closed down due to a copyright dispute between music publishers in Austria, Universal Editions and the website. The scores are in the public domain in Canada, where the site was created, as copyright last 50 years after the death of composer. However, in other countries, including Australia, copyright last 70 years and therefore some of the scores may still be in copyright. This article by Michael Geist examines the case and some of the issues. (BBC News)

IN THE NEWS - Seinfelds sued over cookbook

Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:21:57 +1000

Jessica Seinfield is being sued over allegations she has plagiarised another cookbook in creating her cookbook, Deceptively Delicious. (The Age 08/01/08)

EVENTS - Upcoming Events 2008

Thu, 3 Jan 2008 13:02:34 +1000

Information about upcoming events and information sessions for 2008 is now available on our website. Other events and sessions will be added as details are confirmed. For more information or to organise an information session for your faculty or department, please contact the Copyright Office.

NEWS - New Infoguide Available - DIY & Online Course Material

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:47:06 +1000

A new information guide is available from the Copyright Office. Do-It-Yourself and Online Course Material provides you with clear easy-to-follow steps on how to make course material available on the LMS and comply with your copyright responsibilities.

IN THE NEWS - Power of Facebook affects law

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:42:00 +1000

Facebook, like Google, is now attempting to influence legislation such as copyright. Article from Michael Geist. (BBC News 18/12/07)

IN THE NEWS - Talking to the world

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:38:41 +1000

Podcasting from radio broadcasts has been on the raise in Australia in 2007. (The Age 20/12/07). Podcasts of radio broadcasts can be reproduced for educational purposes under the Part VA licence. For more information see Using Podcasts for Educational Purposes

IN THE NEWS - Warning -- This Product Contains DRM

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:35:45 +1000

Looks at whether or not producers of products with DRM (digital locks) should be required to provide information to consumers on what they can or cannot do with the material (InfoWorld.com 18/12/07)

IN THE NEWS - Dilbert, the DMCA and the internet bubble video

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:35:15 +1000

Radiohead, who previously made their latest album, In Rainbows, available for download on a pay-what-you want basis have ceased the download. This article discusses whether or not this practice is a sustainable business model (Reseller News, 19/12/07)

IN THE NEWS - Pirate hunt: Sydney cyber cafe raided

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:30:07 +1000

A cyber cafe has been raided for copyright infringement. The cafe alleged illegally download material from the internet that was then on sold to customers (The Age 18/12/07)

ARTICLE - Scholarship in the Digital Age

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:29:15 +1000

looks at some of the issues academics & scholars face in the digital age including the use of Open Access Repositories (Insidehighered.com 20/12/07)

IN THE NEWS - 'Digital locks' future questioned

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:21:19 +1000

Looks at the use of Digital Rights Management (DRM) - digital locks - that may prevent people from using material that have legally purchases in way permitted under the Copyright Act (BBC News 10/12/07)

IN THE NEWS - Stanford Law Schools Fair Use Project to Represent RDR Books in Harry Potter Copyright Lawsuit

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:19:42 +1000

IN THE NEWS - If the Copy Is an Artwork, Then What's the Original?

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:09:44 +1000

Article from the New York Times looking at who artists often include artworks from other artists in their artwork. (NYTimes.com 06/12/07)

IN THE NEWS - Photo-sharing lawsuit against Creative Commons dropped

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:08:56 +1000

the lawsuit against Creative Commons over photos available on Flickr.com that were use in Virgin Mobile's ad campaign has been dropped. (ITworld.com, 29/11/07)

ARTICLE - Infringement Nation: Copyright Reform and the Law/Norm Gap

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:55:07 +1000

excellent article from John Tehranian looking at how individual's use copyright material for their own personal use and how they inadvertently infringe copyright.

IN THE NEWS - Credit Where Credit Is Due

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:51:21 +1000

A new book from major publisher, John Wiley & Sons, has been accused of plagiarising a Wikipedia article. This article looks at the some of issues involved in using "free content" from sites like Wikipedia (NewsWeek.com 19/11/07)

NEWS - The ADA Monthly Intellectual Property Wrap-Up

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:49:01 +1000

The October/November 2007 issue of the Australian Digital Alliance's IP Newsletter

IN THE NEWS - Creative Commons

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:46:12 +1000

The ABC's Radio National Law Report program looks at Creative Commons, an alternative licencing scheme. (Radio National 20/11/07), See also What the Creative in 'Creative Commons' Really Means from PCmag.com (14/12/07)

IN THE NEWS - Copyright & Behaviour

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:39:13 +1000

From ABC's Australia Talks looks at whether tougher penalties for copyright infringement are really going to affect consumer's behaviour. (Radio National 15/11/07)

NEWS - Trial of Informit TVNews Database

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:59:27 +1000

TVNews indexes Australian television news, current affairs and selected documentaries from the free-to-air networks with links to the digitised video content and/or DVD delivery. This is an easy and copyright compliant way to access TV news broadcasts for teaching purposes under the Part VA or ScreenRights Licence.

TVNews also allows material to be downloaded, so videos can be placed on the LMS. If you download material from TVNews and make it available on the LMS, you must follow the guidelines for using TV & Radio Broadcasts.

All individual stories from a particular broadcast are indexed with a detailed synopsis. TVNews is updated daily, with stories appearing on an evening news broadcast generally being available for access the next morning.

The video for each story or documentary is available in WMV format as a progressive download, allowing viewing to begin before the total video file is transferred. Items range from under 30 seconds for short stories, to over an hour for selected documentaries.

Feedback is welcome and can be left at the E-Resources@the University of Melbourne Blog

ARTICLE - Contracting Out Of The Copyright Infringement Exceptions

Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:17:44 +1000

Article by Bronwyn Lee. Please note you will need to register to access this article.

NEWS - Article

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 16:11:11 +1000

K Taylor, "Copyright and research: an academic publisher's perspective", (2007) 4:2 SCRIPT-ed 233 @: < http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrc/script-ed/vol4-2/taylor.asp>

NEWS - Legal Issues for Wikis:

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 11:48:57 +1000

Interesting article, Legal Issues for Wikis: The Challenge of User-generated and Peer-produced Knowledge, Content and Culture, from Peter Black, Hayden Delaney & Brian Fitzgerald looking at copyright, defamation and privacy issues related to Wikis. A wiki is a website that is edited and maintained by a community of users, rather than a single maintainer. The article is published in eLaw Journal Vol 14, No 1, 2007 and is available for download at https://elaw.murdoch.edu.au/issues/2007/1/eLaw_legal%20issues%20for%20wikis.pdf

NEWS - YouTube and Copyright Infringement

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:50:01 +1000

YouTube and the issue of copyright infringement is a hot issue in the world of copyright. YouTube is facing several lawsuits from copyright owners over copyright material being available on the website without permission. Below are links to an article & PowerPoint which provide background and context to the YouTube copyright battle.

Digital copyright law in a YouTube world - article from Damien O'Brien & Brian Fitzgerald, Queensland University of Technology.

YouTube: Copyright Law and Internet Video - PowerPoint presentation from Matthew Rimmer, ANU