BL6: CUFADM02A Posting: “Piracy, Consumers And The Digital Age” Podcast

QUESTION 1: Provide details about the Program Presenter, Story Researcher / Producer, and the four Guests.

Answer:

• Presenter
  Paul Barclay

• Story Researcher and Producer
  Julie Browning

• Guests
  The Hon Philip Ruddock MP
  Federal Attorney General
  Dr Melissa deZwart
  Law School
  Monash University
  Dr Matthew Rimmer
  College of Law
  ANU
  Dr David Brennan
  Melbourne Law School
  University of Melbourne

QUESTION 2: The four Guests on the program discussed a range of key issues relating to the Copyright Amendment Bill 2006. Provide an overview of FOUR DIFFERENT KEY ISSUES discussed by the GUEST SPEAKERS (Give each issue your own Title; Suggested length for EACH ISSUE is one paragraph or series of dot points).

Answer:

The Hon Philip Ruddock MP

• 02.50 - 09.45
  
• Talks about why we have copyright
• Free trade agreement (extending periods, obligations to protect technical measures)
• Courts fair use arrangements and what needs to be included for the future of media
  

Replies to Callers:

• Sally - addressed the issues of balance between private use and illegal distribution
• Ruddack said he will look at the draft before passing the bill
  

Dr Matthew Rimmer

• 10.15 - 12.45
  
• Concerns from Apple and Google (no fair use)

Replies to Callers:

• Discussed that the Australian government looked at the US laws and tried to make a balance between US laws and Australian Laws on copyright
  

Dr David Brennan

Replies to Callers:

• Payment of use and other ways of getting royalties back for the distributor and artist
  
• Free-to-Air advertising is one example of payment
  

Dr Melissa deZwart

Replies to Callers:

• Addresses the problems in which the legislation has been drafted. There are lots of grey areas which the drafts needs to consider
  
• Need time to fix the legislation draft
  

QUESTION 3: Provide an overview of FOUR DIFFERENT ISSUES raised by LISTENERS RINGING INTO THE PROGRAM – the listeners included copyright creators / owners, as well as consumers or users of creative works (Give each issue your own Title; Suggested length for EACH ISSUE is one paragraph or series of dot points). Note: If some or all of the issues for Questions 2 and 3 are the same … your summaries should present a range of viewpoints.

Answer:

Caller 1:

• 13.15 - 14.30
  
• Sally from Lismore
• Legislation says you can only have one copy at a time for fair use

Caller 2:

• 14.35 - 15.50
  
• Josh in Sydney
• Record company figures at highest ever
• People becoming their own distributors via file sharing

Caller 3:

• 15.55 - 17.20
  
• Kevin in Moowollemba
• Should abolish copyright
• A fair days pay for a fair days work

Caller 4:

• 17.25 - 18.30
  
• Arthur in Canberra
• Holding copyright on material you can't buy
• 70 years after the composers death
• If the material is not available how to can justify holding copyright on material you can't buy
• People won't sell copyright so people obtain it illegally
  

QUESTION 4: ABC Radio National has a website that provides access to all of their MP3 audio and Podcast services. Provide the Website Title and Website of Address for this service.

Answer:

• Radio National: Audio Downloads: Pod casting and MP3s
• http://www.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/default.htm