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Conference Announcement

 

Cultural Collections, Creators and Copyright

 

Friday 23 October 2009

State Library of Victoria

9.00am – 5.00pm

Registration opens at 8.30am
Closing drinks at 5.00pm

How can we understand current and emerging ways of using digital material held by collections in Australia in light of copyright law and the interests of creators?

This conference will address some of the key issues currently facing Australia 's cultural institutions, creators and copyright owners in the developing digital environment. These include online delivery of collection material, new licensing models, orphan works, Australia 's flexible dealing exception to copyright and the role played by cultural collections in innovation, education and Australia 's digital future.

Speakers will include the following, along with further representatives from Australian cultural collections, creators, and industry commentators.

Keynote presentation from
Terry Cutler,
Cutler & Company
The Role of Cultural Collections in Australia’s Innovation System

Speakers and commmentators include:

Robin Ayres, Arts Law Centre of Australia
Paula Bray, Powerhouse Museum
Donna Brett, Art Gallery of NSW
Delia Browne, MCEETYA
Zoë D'Arcy, National Archives of Australia
Shane Carmody, State Library of Victoria
Andrew Christie, Melbourne Law School
Fiona Gunn, National Film & Sound Archive
Emily Hudson, Melbourne Law School
Andrew Kenyon, Melbourne Law School
Sally McCausland, Special Broadcasting Service
Ian McDonald, Australia Copyright Council
Derek Whitehead, Swinburne University of Technology
Robin Wright, Swinburne University of Technology

Click on the above speakers name to view their powerpoint presentation or paper

The conference is held jointly with the State Library of Victoria as part of an Australian Research Council project being conducted by the Centre for Media and Communications Law and the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia at the University of Melbourne .

View program outline here

Please download the registration form here

For further information and pre-registration contact:

Conference Coordinator Amanda Morris

Centre for Media and Communications Law

Melbourne Law School

Ph: +61 3 8344 1121

Email: ajmo@unimelb.edu.au

 

 

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