Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand discussion

[Richard White <richard.white AT otago.ac.nz>]

Ian (et al),

 

There is a submission from Universities Australia, which represents the 39 universities, just as Universities NZ represents our 8.  The submission therefore represents a united front.  Sydney’s individual submission is specifically noted as being alongside the Universities Australia one, commenting further on specific issues.

 

I haven’t read the full submission from Universities Australia, just the summary, but it broadly says things I hope Universities NZ will say when it submits to the NZ copyright review in due course.  I sit on the UNZ copyright group representing Otago but hasten to add this is my view, not that of UNZ necessarily. 

 

The gist of the Universities Australia submission is that there needs to be a more flexible, technology-independent system for educational institutions to be able to use copyright material in ‘fair’ ways that would.  In other words what they’re asking for is something more akin to the US system of fair use, which is driven by the famous four factors; our legislation is based on UK law and is similar to Australia’s in that is based around specifics, which  can be incredibly difficult to interpret in each unique case (e.g. you can use text from XYZ if it’s a collected edition over 25 years old or more, but not the photos, which were used with permission by the editors, and taken on a Wednesday by a man wearing a straw hat, etc.).  A more flexible regime would be great here too, from my perspective: we have a culture of fear around fair dealing which means no-one really relies on it when they probably could.  If I want to critique a graph in an article why not allow use of it in my research publication, when my inclusion of it is non-profit and only really likely to increase reading of the source?

 

Regards

Richard

 

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From: cc-nz-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:cc-nz-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Ian Thomson
Sent: Monday, 14 January 2013 1:24 p.m.
To: Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand discussion
Subject: Re: [Cc-nz] Submissions on Copyright Reform in Australia

 

Thanks Shees (and Mark)

I find it very curious that there are only 2 or 3 submissions from Education institutions (and only one from a University)

Ian

On 14 January 2013 12:15, Mark Crookston <Mark.Crookston AT dia.govt.nz> wrote:

 

Apologies for cross-posting….

 

Sheesh,

 

Submissions to Australian Law Reform Commission Issues Paper entitled "Copyright and the Digital Economy" around the planned reform of the Copyright Act number 280 organisations and 278 individuals, and counting……..

 

http://www.alrc.gov.au/inquiries/copyright-and-digital-economy/submissions-received-alrc

 

A quick skim of some of the library and archive submissions makes quite good reading.

 

Mark

 

 

 

Mark Crookston

Digital Collection Strategy Leader

The Alexander Turnbull Library

National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa

The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua

DDI: +64 4 4704492

http://www.natlib.govt.nz

 

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