inamerrata

Yup it’s all digital agenda all the time here.

So first, I’m blind. There are issues papers out, in Word and PDF format. Topics are: Rights and Technology Issues, Circumvention devices and services, technological protection measures and rights management information, Liability of carriers and carriage service providers, and Libraries, archives and educational copying.

These were put out in July apparently (although the media release — available in MS Word format — seems to be dated 1st August). They say submissions must be made by 30 September 2003. There aren’t any submissions up on the web site yet.

“The public consultation process is an extremely important part of the review process, designed to ensure that there is an open discussion of all of the issues for owners, creators and users of digital copyright material. We are also very interested in any economic data that supports any arguments that any person wants to make. In this way, we can ensure that the review and its recommendations are based on solid, empirical evidence, rather than anecdotal experiences.”

(Hey, pretty convenient that I’ve been geeking out on economics stuff, hey! If only I knew what I were talking about)

A PDF summary of the issues release is available too.