Release of issues paper kicks off copyright review

The Attorney-General’s Department has released an issues paper on copyright enforcement as part of a review into whether Australia’s current copyright enforcement regime is fit-for-purpose.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the review would consider ‘whether the copyright enforcement mechanisms in our laws remain appropriate, effective and proportionate’.

The release of the issues paper in December commenced a 12-week consultation process which will close on 7 March 2023.

In the paper the department stated the government was ‘committed to copyright laws that protect Australian artists and enable them to earn a living from their creative works’.

The issues paper states that the purpose of the review is to understand ‘current and emerging enforcement priorities and challenges’, gather views from all parts of the copyright system, including owners, users, institutions and service providers, and seek feedback on whether there is any need to supplement or strengthen existing enforcement mechanisms, ‘and if so, how this could be done without imposing unreasonable administrative or economic burdens’.

The Australian Publishers Association has said it will circulate a draft submission to interested parties for comment, use or endorsement.

Submissions to the Attorney-General’s Department in response to the issues paper can be made online here.

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