Issue 10 - November 1999

Contents include:

• Legislation update: Copyright Amendment (Computer Programs) Act 1999;
• Copyright Amendment Act (No.1) 1998, Schedule 2 - Labelling and packaging etc. of imported goods;
• Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Bill 1999;
• Copyright Amendment (Importation of Sound Recordings) Bill 1999;
• Electronic Transactions Bill 1999;
• Broadcasting Services Amendment Bill (No.1) 1999: Parliamentary inquiry into enforcement of copyright - report expected in early 2000: Competition review of intellectual property legislation - public hearings under way: Copyright Law and Practice Symposium - Attorney-General committed to copyright reform: WIPO - the Attorney-General addresses the WIPO conference in Geneva: WTO EU-US copyright dispute - Section 110(5) of the United States Copyright Act: is it TRIPS consistent?: Data Access Corp. v. Powerflex Services - AGS casenote.

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