Putting the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement into context

There's been a lot of excitement among digital liberties types about the TPPA recently, as the US IP proposals were leaked last week. There's an excellent analysis by Kim Weatherall over at LawFont, more analysis over at techdirt, and some opposition starting up by groups like the Pirate Party and EFA. Most of these activists … Continue reading Putting the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement into context →

Illiteracies

Travelling is always a good reminder of everything that you don't know about the world, and everything that you take for granted, particularly if you go to a place with quite a different language or culture. In Perth, I don't think twice about planning a trip across the city on public transport, ordering food, looking … Continue reading Illiteracies →

Why reference?

There's was an interesting debate about referencing over on the OUA Coffee Shop page on Facebook recently. I didn't have time to participate, since my recent datapocalype* meant I had to remark a heap of papers. I also feel a little uncomfortable participating in, or even reading, debates in what I think of as "student … Continue reading Why reference? →

Australian Digital Alliance Forum (part three)

Introducing Flexibility Professor Anne Fitzgerald Andrew Christie has come up with a model for how to simplify copyright. How to get a pragmatic approach to dealing with copyright? Good ideas on how to create more flexibility from looking at needs of the public sector. GLAM sector has quite a large amount of orphaned work. Obama … Continue reading Australian Digital Alliance Forum (part three) →

Australian Digital Alliance (part two)

Safe Harbours Charles Alexander (Chair) Ishtar Vij Tom Joyce Paula Bray Charles Alexander Safe harbours in AU only cover ISPs, not other service providers. Ishtar Vij Public Policy and Government Affairs Google (opens with a revision of massive growth of the Web.) Google wants to allow for sharing and remixes while respecting content creators' rights. … Continue reading Australian Digital Alliance (part two) →