Peter Hebbes has retired from the music industry after more than five decades working in publishing, record label, and artist management, as well as on the boards of music licensing organisation APRA AMCOS and music publisher AMPAL.
Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfus KC MP has reiterated his support for copyright as consumers continue to shift towards online screen content, creating new challenges for copyright law and government policy.
People who illegally stream or download content aren’t just hurting copyright holders: they’re also putting themselves at risk of fraud,...
Dual campaigns to fight online piracy worldwide and to withstand any weakening of copyright protection in Australia are stepping up.
The government has argued the bill would simplify the copyright framework for the disability, education, library and archive sectors while still respecting the interests of copyright holders.
Organisations from across Australia's creative industries have urged the government not to adopt the Productivity Commission’s proposed changes to copyright law.
"The Australian film and television sector would go from an internationally renowned industry... to a cottage industry overnight,†said SPA.
Screen Producers Australia, among others, have lambasted its recommendations as both “reckless†and a threat to local content.