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Australian copyright law originates in British copyright law which was established by the British parliament through the Australian Courts Act 1828. [2] The British Statute of Anne 1709, which awarded copyright protection to books, acted as a blueprint for the extension of copyright to new types of subject matter in the 18th and 19th Century.
"The duration of copyright in photographs has changed significantly as a result of Australia implementing its obligations under the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA). New rules have been introduced to determine the duration of photographs that were still protected by copyright on 1 January 2005 or that were taken after that date.
The Norwegian copyright act does not address public domain directly. The Norwegian copyright law defines two basic rights for authors: economic rights and moral rights. [..] For material that is outside the scope of copyright, the phrase «i det fri» («in the free») is used. This corresponds roughly to the term «public domain» in English.
A look at the legal oddity known as Public Domain Day.
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Pages in category "Australian copyright law" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Gummow, Hayne and Heydon JJ reviewed the history of copyright law in Australia and the United States, noting the protection for "compilations of data" required by the 1994 TRIPS Agreement and 1996 Database Directive.
It was an important decision in copyright law of Australia until the High Court of Australia criticised it in IceTV Pty Ltd v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd (2009). In 2010, the Federal Court ruled that copyright no longer subsisted in the White or Yellow Pages, effectively overturning the decision. [2]