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Joye Volker wrote:
>
> Artists, photographers gain from Copyright Bill
>
> Senator the Hon Richard Alston
> Minister for Communications, the
> Information Economy and the Arts
> The Hon Daryl Williams
> AM QC MP
>
> Attorney-General
>
> JOINT MEDIA RELEASE
>
> The Attorney-General, Mr Daryl Williams, and the Minister for the Arts,
> Senator Richard Alston,today announced
> that visual artists and photographers will benefit from the
> Government'scopyright reforms passed by the Senate last night.
>
> Photographers have for many years sought to own the copyright in
> commissioned photographs.
> The Government's reforms give them this right for the first time.
>
> The privacy of photographic subjects will be protected, however, as the
> copyright in photos
> commissioned for private and domestic purposes - such as family portraits
> or wedding
> photographs - will remain with the commissioner.
>
> Visual artists also benefit, through the Government's reform to ensure that
> copyright payments are made to copyright owners of artistic works included
> on pages of text copied by educational
> institutions. However, copyright payments by educational institutions will
> not increase because
> of the new arrangements.
>
> The reforms were included in the Copyright Amendment Act 1998. The
> Government originally
> planned to use this Bill to also introduce moral rights for authors,
> artists, composers and film
> makers. The Government will now introduce separate legislation later this
> year following further
> consultation.
>
> The Ministers said the reforms demonstrated the Coalition Government's
> strong commitment to
> assisting creative workers. Labor had 13 years to introduce these reforms
> and failed miserably.
>
> The new Act also: establishes a legislative framework for the current
> copyright payments made
> by the Commonwealth and the States to the Copyright Agency Ltd; changes employed
> journalists' copyright to enable the electronic publication of newspapers,
> and; will after an 18
> month adjustment period lift restraints on the import of brand name goods
> with copyright
> labelling and packaging.
>
> Media contact:
> Nick Harford, Mr Williams' office 0419 423 965
> Terry O'Connor, Senator Alston's office 0419 636 879
> Website www.richardalston.dca.gov.au
>
> 147/98
> 15 July 1998
>
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