Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000 (Cth)

Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000

Act No. 110 of 2000 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 2 August 2002

[This Act was amended by Act No. 63 of 2002]

Amendments from Act No. 63 of 2002 [Schedule 2 (item 4) amended Item 41 of Schedule 1; Schedule 2 (item 5) amended Item 224 of Schedule 1 Schedule 2 (items 4 and 5) commenced on 4 March 2001]

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents 1 Short title................................... 2 Commencement............................... 3 Object of the Act............................... 4 Schedule(s)..................................

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Copyright Act 1968

Schedule 2—Transitional provisions An Act to amend the Copyright Act 1968, and for related purposes

[Assented to 4 September 2000]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000.

2 Commencement

(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(2) If this Act does not commence under subsection (1) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

3 Object of the Act

The object of this Act is to amend the Copyright Act 1968 so as to: (a) ensure the efficient operation of relevant industries in the online environment by: (i) promoting the creation of copyright material and the exploitation of new online technologies by allowing financial rewards for creators and investors; and (ii) providing a practical enforcement regime for copyright owners; and (iii) promoting access to copyright material online; and (b) promote certainty for communication and information technology industries that are investing in and providing online access to copyright material; and (c) provide reasonable access and certainty for end users of copyright material online; and (d) ensure that cultural and educational institutions can access, and promote access to, copyright material in the online environment on reasonable terms, including having regard to the benefits of public access to the material and the provision of adequate remuneration to creators and investors; and (e) ensure that the relevant global technical standards which form the basis of new communication and information technologies, such as the Internet, are not jeopardised.