AARL |
Volume 33 Nº 4, December 2002 |
| Australian Academic & Research Libraries |
Digital agenda report card: how are libraries and the digital copyright amendments getting on one year after commencement?
Nick Smith
Abstract: This article reviews the operation of the Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000 in libraries, concentrating in particular on five areas: the 'reasonable portion' test; library document supply provisions (sections 49 and 50); intra-library networking (section 49 (5A)); protection from authorisation liability (section 39A); and preservation copying (section 51A). The article suggests that some further changes could simplify library procedures without adversely affecting the interests of copyright owners.
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