Albanese Government to Amend Copyright Act to Enhance Online Learning

“COVID-19 ignited a national re-think of how and where people are educated,” Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said.
Albanese Government to Amend Copyright Act to Enhance Online Learning
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The Albanese Government is amending the Copyright Act so that existing rules governing copyrights for classroom materials will also apply to lessons delivered through online classes.

The amendments come after four ministerial roundtables on copyright tackled how digital material can be copied and distributed in remote learning environments, along with other concerns such as orphan works, quotations from copyright material, implications of artificial intelligence for copyright law, and the legal definition of “broadcast.”

Celene Ignacio
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Celene Ignacio is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for S&P Global, BusinessWorld Philippines, and The Manila Times.