CC Australia’s response to the exposure draft of the Access Reform Bill
On Friday 25 February the Creative Commons Australia Chapter (CC Australia) made a submission to the Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications in response to their consultation on the exposure draft of the Copyright Amendment (Access Reform) Bill 2021 and a review of the technological protection measures (TPMs) exceptions in the Copyright Regulations 2017.
In summary, the exposure draft of the Bill includes five main reform measures:
- A new limitation on remedies for the use of orphan materials;
- A new fair dealing exception introduced for quotes from copyright material;
- Simplifying and extending the library and archives exceptions;
- Modernising the education exceptions; and
- Modernising the government exceptions.
In the submission, CC Australia expresses its support for the proposed reforms as they harmonise with CC’s vision and mission. There are strong public interest arguments to support activating orphan works and supporting equitable access to cultural collections (and it aligns with CC’s Open GLAM Program). Permitting quotation of copyright material in a range of noncommercial scenarios will help make research…
