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intellectual property
National affairs
Copyright’s missing voices
Patricia Aufderheide
19 April 2017
More information about the creative process will help unblock the law reform debate
National affairs
3D, yes. But DIY? Not so much
Angela Daly
11 May 2016
The 3D printing revolution might not be as sweeping as the headlines suggest, argues
Angela Daly
. But that doesn’t mean it won’t change the way manufacturing works
Essays & reportage
The streaming wars
Ramon Lobato and James Meese
12 February 2016
How did Australia’s love affair with Netflix begin? In this extract from a new book,
Ramon Lobato
and
James Meese
trace the geoblocking debate and its political fallout
National affairs
The TPP’s one-way ratchet
John Quiggin
6 October 2015
Australia gained some last-minute concessions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, writes
John Quiggin
. But this is still the wrong way to manage our…
National affairs
Unhappy little Vegemites
Amanda Scardamaglia
18 September 2015
When the Ramsey family took on Dick Smith, Australia’s trade mark protection system swung into action, writes
Amanda Scardamaglia
Essays & reportage
The numbers game
Ramon Lobato & Julian Thomas
10 April 2015
Once studio executives start citing illegal downloads as a measure of success, it’s clear the relationship between legal and illegal has changed, write
Ramon Lobato
…
National affairs
What will the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement mean for copyright?
Angela Daly
18 November 2013
Angela Daly
examines the leaked chapter of the treaty’s recent draft
National affairs
Almost live is fully legal
Scott Ewing
23 February 2012
The AFL and the NRL’s grievance against Optus is far from the epic battle that's been portrayed in the coverage, writes
Scott Ewing
Books & arts
The copyright cops
Ben Eltham
15 July 2010
When it comes to the prices they pay for copyrighted music, Australian consumers are being stung everywhere from the gym to the pub, writes
Ben Eltham
International
Squeezing blood from a turnip
Julian Thomas
6 July 2009
A pyrrhic victory for the American recording industry shows that fast broadband and new applications demand a rethink of the law, writes
Julian Thomas