Matthew RimmerFederal government passes landmark orphan works scheme
Elliott BledsoeHere's WTF happened this week:
No, it is not an April Fool's joke, Australian copyright law will finally address the problem of orphan works (where the copyright owner is unknown).
https://elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-28/
#Copyright #OrphanWorks #CopyrightLawReform
Woah, the Copyright Amendment Bill 2026 passed the Senate today meaning Australia will very soon (the day after it receives the Royal Assent) have a scheme limiting remedies available when users use orphan works (copyright materials for which the copyright owner cannot be identified or located). This has been a long time coming so it is amazing to see it pass!
https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r7402
#Copyright #OrphanWorks #CopyrightLawReform
Jonathan BaileyTwenty years ago, orphans’ works were the biggest topic in copyright. Two decades later, a new article shines a light on how things have changed.
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/03/26/revisiting-the-orphan-works-debate-20-years-later/
Important considerations for protecting ICIP under the proposed orphan works scheme.
https://www.terrijanke.com.au/post/orphan-works-living-cultures-what-the-copyright-amendment-bill-means-for-icip
#ICIP #OrphanWorks #Copyright #CopyrightReform
https://www.terrijanke.com.au/post/orphan-works-living-cultures-what-the-copyright-amendment-bill-means-for-icip
#ICIP #OrphanWorks #Copyright #CopyrightReform
Orphan Works, Living Cultures: What the Copyright Amendment Bill Means for ICIP
17 November 2025Dr Terri JankeOn 5 November 2025, the Australian Government introduced the Copyright Amendment Bill, including a new orphan works scheme designed to update copyright law for the digital age.Under this model, users will be able to rely on a limitation-of-remedies defence when using an orphan work, but only if they meet five strict threshold conditions. Importantly, the Bill and its Explanatory Memorandum also highlight that a higher standard will apply where Indigenous Cultural an
David GallagherSunday Morning Mystery, 1971
I need help placing these 2, they're on the same street with a trolley wire overhead, possibly in the upper Haight somewhere. I just can't find them. Can you? #sfhistory #unknownlocation #orphanworks
I need help placing these 2, they're on the same street with a trolley wire overhead, possibly in the upper Haight somewhere. I just can't find them. Can you? #sfhistory #unknownlocation #orphanworks
Walled CultureHow to stop video games being made unplayable once support ends
The Pirate Party has long played an important role in fighting the worst excesses of copyright in the EU. For example, when a major copyright update was being discussed, the Pirate Party MEP Felix Reda wrote an insightful and practical report on what needed changing. Most of his recommendations were ignored in the final EU Copyright Directive, but at least someone […]
#copyrightDirective #ebooks #europeanCommission #felixReda #mep #Music #orphanWorks #pirateParty #publicDomain #rossScott #support #videoGames #videos #youtube
https://walledculture.org/how-to-stop-video-games-being-made-unplayable-once-support-ends/
elliottbledsoeThe Government will introduce copyright reform to ensure the use of copyright material is possible for online teaching, treating all students equally, regardless of whether they are being taught online or in a physical classroom.
Further consultation will also be done on the issue of orphan works.
https://bit.ly/4avMUCC
#Copyright #Education #RemoteLearning #OrphanWorks
Glyn MoodyForgotten books and how to save them - https://walledculture.org/forgotten-books-and-how-to-save-them/ #copyright #orphanworks
Forgotten books and how to save them
On the Neglected Books site, there is a fine meditation on rescuing forgotten writers and their works from oblivion, and why this is important. As its author Brad Bigelow explains:
I have been searching for neglected books for over forty years and the one thing I can say with unshakeable confidence is that there are more great (and even just […]
#books #criticalApparatus #ebooks #orphanWorks #outOfPrint #publicDomain #reissues #statuteOfAnne #wills
https://walledculture.org/forgotten-books-and-how-to-save-them/
