7: Copyrights
Addressing issues in the operation of copyright Other Information:
Agencies should seek policy guidance or case by case guidance on the licensing of PSI either before its release or in administering
licences after publication from the proposed new Office of the Information Commissioner. The functions currently performed
by the Commonwealth Copyright Administration (CCA) unit within the Attorney General’s Department (AGD) relating to pre and
post licensing of copyright material be transferred to the proposed new Office of the Information Commissioner. Other administrative
functions of the Commonwealth Copyright Administration (CCA) unit should be reviewed to identify which of the functions should
remain within AGD and those that should transfer to the proposed new Office of the Information Commissioner. An important
category of PSI held by public collecting institutions is information for which the copyright is held by third parties who
cannot be identified or located, i.e. ‘orphan works’. It is recommended that the Government, through the proposed new Information
Commissioner function, examine the current state of copyright law with regard to orphan works (including s.200AB) , with the
aim of recommending amendments that would remove the practical restrictions that currently impede the use of such works.
Objective(s):
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