The Consumer’s View of Copyright

Author

Susan Lott

Organization

Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC)

Published

2003

Summary

This report examines the relationship between copyright and consumers in light of current federal government initiatives to amend the Copyright Act. Specifically, the report looks at the submissions made by individual members of the public to the federal government under the copyright reform consultation, which began in 2001. The report also focuses on the changing context for copyright created by the digital era and its effect both on the relationship between consumers and copyrighted works and between consumers and owners of copyrighted works. It examines digital copyright issues in relation to important recent developments in copyright law in the U.S. and the increasing importance of copyright in international trade agreements. Finally, the report makes some recommendations concerning proposed changes to the Copyright Act, in light of issues identified by consumers and the immediate reform agenda of the federal government.

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This research received funding support through the Office of Consumer Affairs' Contributions Program.

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Source: Consumer Policy Research Database