Copyright laws caught in the web - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

By Dr Matthew Rimmer - May 4, 2007

Back in the 1996, the World Intellectual Property Organisation promulgated internet treaties to help protect copyright owners in the digital environment. The United States passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998 (US) to comply with its treaty obligations; and Australia has spasmodically revised its copyright laws in 2000, 2004, and 2006 to deal with new technological developments.

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