Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Bill 2017 [2017] AUSStaCSBSD 103 (29 March 2017)

• Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Bill 2017

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Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Bill 2017

Purpose	This bill seeks to amend the Copyright Act 1968 to: • replace the current exception for persons with a disability, and others acting on their behalf, with a fair dealing exception; • replace the current statutory licences for institutions assisting persons with a print or intellectual disability with a single exception that applies to organisations assisting persons with a disability; • amend the preservation exceptions for copyright material in libraries, archives and key cultural institutions; • consolidate statutory licences that allow educational institutions to use works and broadcasts; • allow copyright material to be incorporated into educational assessments conducted online; • set new standard terms of protection for published and unpublished materials and for Crown copyright in original materials; and • make a number of minor amendments
Portfolio	Communications
Introduced	House of Representatives on 22 March 2017

The committee has no comment on this bill.