10.01.2012

ALRC in the media – 2012

The ALRC monitors the media for references to the Commission and its inquiries. This list is not comprehensive and only includes online sources available to the general public. ALRC in the Media archives are available from 2009.

iiNet blames data retention, studio intransigence for ditching piracy trials | ZDNet – 17 December 2012
Telstra denies TV Now delayed NRL deal | ZDNet – 12 December 2012
Why copyright law needs fixing | Australian Financial Review – 11 December 2012
Privacy chief defers to ACMA on prank | The Australian – 11 December 2012
New law could prevent invasions of privacy: Greens | SMH – 11 December 2012
Government needs to make stand on copyright again | The Australian – 10 December 2012
Foxtel wants UK-style block on piracy websites | ZDNet – 6 December 2012
MPAA To Aussies: Obey US Created Copyright Rules! But Don’t Even Think About Importing Fair Use | Techdirt – 6 December 2012
2012: The Year in Review | Australian Copyright Council – 6 December 2012
A primer to Australia’s new privacy laws| Technology Spectator – 3 December 2012
Public interest at stake in privacy law | Australian Financial Review – 30 November 2012
Families to benefit as privacy reforms pass the Parliament | Invest in Australia – 30 November 2012
(Partial) privacy reform just makes it before end of year close down | Open and Shut – 29 November 2012
Aust govt rejects delaying ACTA ratification | ZDNet – 29 November 2012
Families to benefit as privacy reforms pass the Parliament | Roxon MP – 29 November 2012
Attorney General’s media release on Privacy amendments | Peter A Clarke – 29 November 2012
Privacy reforms pass Australian Parliament – YouTube | OAIC – 29 November 2012
Feds tip ACTA analysis by year end | iTnews – 29 November 2012
Optus lobbies for change to copyright laws | Technology Spectator – 28 November 2012
Suncorp’s Geoff Summerhayes supports removing super age barriers| Money Management – 28 November 2012
End voluntary contribution age limits: Suncorp | Financial Standard – 28 November 2012
Tibco pushes privacy breach laws | The Australian – 28 November 2012
Optus lobbies for copyright changes | Australian Financial Review – 28 November 2012
Optus pushes commission for updated Copyright Act | The Australian – 28 November 2012
Suncorp Group Ltd: No Age Barriers for Retirement Saving | 4-Traders – 27 November 2012
Copyright in Public Domain Art | Witty’s Blog – 26 November 2012
Porn doesn’t lead to rape culture | The Conversation – 26 November 2012
ACCC, eBay want cloud clarity | CRN Australia – 26 November 2012
Oz has sobered up since the 1970s | Winnipeg Free Press – 23 November 2012
ACCC, eBay seek cloud clarity | iTnews.com.au – 23 November 2012
ACCC, eBay call for technology neutral copyright law | Telecompaper – 23 November 2012
ACCC calls for liberalised copyright in Oz | The Register (UK) – 22 November 2012
An e-news update from the Age Discrimination Commissioner, Hon. Susan Ryan AO | AHRC – 22 November 2012
Watching The Footy From The Cloud | Mondaq – 21 November 2012
eBay Responds to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Copyright and the Digital Economy Issues Paper | eBay Inc. Main Street – 21 November 2012
Digital sampling/remix culture forum, workshop, film and showcase | Deakin School of Law – 20 November 2012
Mature age job seeker forum raises awareness and opportunities | Ministers’ Media Centre – 16 November 2012
Australia consults on abolishing upper age limit for skilled migrants | Workpermit.com – 17 November 2012
Age barrier submissions closing soon | CCH Australia – 16 November 2012
ALRC inquiry into Age Barriers to Work | OSPO – 16 November 2012
‘Few take confession or reveal sex crimes’ | The Australian – 16 November 2012
EA’s CEO John Riccitiello Calls For A Global Classification System | Kotaku Australia – 16 November 2012
Yeah, but what actually IS a royal commission? | The Courier-Mail – 13 November 2012
ISPs get orders on child abuse | PS News – 13 November 2012
Royal commissions: how do they work? | The Conversation – 13 November 2012
The law and technology behind Australia’s internet filtering | ZDNet – 12 November 2012
Internet filter backdown: Conroy announces no filter in Australia | Crikey – 9 November 2012
Ill-fated internet filter sacrificed for political expediency | ZDNet – 9 November 2012
Everyone’s a winner with the scrapping of the internet filter | ABC Technology & Games – 9 November 2012
Government backs down on promise of internet filter | ABC AM – 9 November 2012
Creation and copyright law: the case of 3D printing | The Conversation – November 2012
Change and the Copyright Modernization Act | Barry Sookman – 7 November 2012
Mature employees are our working capital | AdelaideNow – 1 November 2012
The Grey Areas: Age Barriers to Work inquiry | Australian Human Rights Commission – 29 October 2012
Next stage in privacy law reforms: Discussion paper released on mandatory data breach notification laws | Mondaq – 28 October 2012
Domestic violence leave surges | Sydney Morning Herald – 27 October 2012
Safe haven with a paypacket | Sydney Morning Herald – 27 October 2012
Paid domestic violence leave setting a world standard | Sydney Morning Herald – 27 October 2012
Next stage in privacy law reforms: Discussion paper released on mandatory data breach notifications | Clayton Utz – 25 October 2012
Increase focus on mature age workers: ALRC | CCH Australia – 25 October 2012
To tell, or not to tell (about data breaches) – may no longer be the question | Middletons – 24 October 2012
Australian skilled migration age limit review | SBS – 24 October 2012
Australian Law Reform Commission issues paper on ‘Copyright and the Digital Economy’ | Lexology – 23 October 2012
Panel on copyright accused of bias | The Australian – 23 October 2012
SMEs face privacy burden with Federal Government moves towards mandatory notification of data breaches | SmartCompany – 19 October 2012
A Win for HathiTrust and Fair Use Pt I | Australian Digital Alliance – 19 October 2012
Banks seek to hide privacy breaches from customers | The Australian – 19 October 2012
Why you should oppose a data breach notification law | iTnews – 19 October 2012
Outrunning the laws of creation | The Australian – 19 October 2012
Australian privacy breach notification laws proposed | Lexology – 18 October 2012
Australia polled on data breach-notification laws | ZDNet – 17 October 2012
Attorney-General moves on data breach notification laws | Australian Financial Review – 17 October 2012
Australia mulls data breach notification laws | The Register – 17 October 2012
Law council backs flexi work for all | Workplace Insight – 16 October 2012
Kirby addresses High Court’s paper trail | Lawyers Weekly – 9 October 2012
Kate Middleton obtains injunction in relation to topless photos | Corrs Chambers Westgarth – 5 October 2012
Dismantling begins on barriers for older workers | Sydney Morning Herald – 3 October 2012
Call to clear hurdles to a longer working life | Canberra Times – 3 October 2012
Copyright bureaucrat weighs into US cloud case | iTnews – 2 October 2012
It’s clear FOI simply isn’t working properly | Australian Financial Review – 27 September 2012
Copyright law: does it really need fixing? | Australian Financial Review – 23 September 2012
New discussion of a statutory tort of privacy | Peter A Clarke – 23 September 2012
Pilgrim warns of technical glitches in proposed overhaul | The Australian – 21 September 2012
Push for a tort is misguided and wrong | The Australian – 21 September 2012
ABC embroiled in copyright debate over iview | The Conversation – 19 September 2012
Privacy reforms pass through lower House | ZDNet – 18 September 2012
Committee recommends bill containing new penalties after serious privacy breaches | The Australian – 18 September 2012
Privacy push in media review | Australian Financial Review – 18 September 2012
ALRC Copyright and the Digital Economy Update | Baker & McKenzie – 17 September 2012
TV Now ruling provides ‘clarity’ for cloud providers: Telstra | ZDNet – 13 September 2012
Optus and TV Now: Will copyright law catch up to the cloud? | Delimiter – 8 September 2012
TV Now’s cloud complications | Business Spectator – 8 September 2012
Optus and TV Now: will copyright law catch up to the cloud? | The Conversation – 8 September 2012
Optus loses bid to screen footy | The Australian – 8 September 2012
High Court sends Optus web appeal back to MPs | The Age – 8 September 2012
No TVNow: Optus Denied High Ct Appeal | Smart Office – 7 September 2012
Court rejects Optus’s bid for TV Now appeal | Australian Financial Review – 7 September 2012
Optus to shut down TV Now after losing appeal | WA Today – 7 September 2012
Optus unable to appeal NRL, AFL ban | The Age – 7 September 2012
Australian Law Reform Commission to be next battleground for Optus TV Now | Techworld – 7 September 2012
High Court dismisses Optus TV Now appeal | ABC News – 7 September 2012
Optus seeks law reform after High Court kills off TV Now appeal | The Conversation – 7 September 2012
Optus turns to Copyright review for TV Now | ZDNet – 7 September 2012
Optus TV Now special leave application denied | Australian Digital Alliance – 7 September 2012
Optus to shut down TV Now after losing appeal | Sydney Morning Herald – 7 September 2012
Advances in technology raises issues for copyright law change | The Australian – 7 September 2012
Optus-NRL Decision Has Huge Implications For Cloud Computing | Idealaw – 7 September 2012
Australian Law Reform Commission to be next battleground for Optus TV Now | CIO – 7 September 2012
Court rejects Optus’s bid for TV Now appeal | Australian Financial Review – 7 September 2012
High Court throws out Optus TV Now appeal | The Australian – 7 September 2012
Data retention laws risky, Canberra told | The Australian – 6 September 2012
Copyright Infringement could Twinge Cloud Computing | CloudTimes – 4 September 2012
ICA details seniors’ cover to Law Reform Commission | Insurance News – 3 September 2012
ALRC issues paper: Indigenous IP and copyright exceptions | Australian Digital Alliance – 31 August 2012
Copyright and the Digital Economy | Mills Oakley Lawyers – 31 August 2012
Australian Law Reform Commission: Copyright and Digital Economy Issues Paper | Infojustive.org – 31 August 2012
This Sporting Life: Copyright Law and Consumer Rights | Matthew Rimmer – August 2012
Australian Law Reform Commission opens public consultation about copyright and the digital economy | Future of Copyright – 28 August 2012
Want privacy? You can have it for a monthly fee | Hi Tech Blog – 27 August 2012
Telstra charges crime victims for privacy | Herald Sun – 27 August 2012
Copyright Reform Process Begins Down Under… And They’re Actually Asking Good Questions | Techdirt – 27 August 2012
TPM exceptions review | ipwars.com – 27 August 2012
ISP safe harbour review takes glacial route | iTnews.com.au – 24 August 2012
yARN: Time to have your say … on copyright and the digital economy | ARN – 24 August 2012
ALRC releases Issues Paper on ‘Copyright and the Digital Economy’ | Mallensons – 24 August 2012
Fair use for Australia? | Barry Sookman – 23 August 2012
Does copyright law spell trouble for the cloud? | Cloud Tech News – 21 August 2012
How well does copyright operate in the digital world, asks ALRC issues paper | Clayton Utz – 22 August 2012
Online Music Lockers, Sampling & Mash-Ups Could Be Illegal In Australia | Tone Deaf – 22 August 2012
The Australian Law Reform Commission to probe search engine copyright breaches | The Australian – 22 August 2012
Does copyright law spell trouble for the cloud? | Cloud Tech News – 21 August 2012
Copyright stuck in horse and buggy era | Sydney Morning Herald – 21 August 2012
Copyright could cramp cloud computing | iTnews – 21 August 2012
Copyright and the digital economy | Australian Policy Online – 21 August 2012
ALRC’s Copyright and Digital Economy Issues Paper | IPwars – 21 August 2012
Copyright law review paper delves into cloud | ZDNet – 20 August 2012
Copyright and the Digital Economy: Huge Review Underway | Pub Date Critical – 20 August 2012
ALRC releases Copyright and the Digital Economy Issues Paper | Australian Copyright Council – 20 August 2012
Innovation outrunning IP law | Lawyers Weekly – 13 August 2012
Rumble Down Under: Australian Greens Senator Scott Ludlam Slams Government Over TPP | GamePolitics – 9 August 2012
Infamous hacker’s grim warning for Australia | The Guardian – 9 August 2012
Ludlam slams government over TPP | Computerworld – 8 August 2012
ALP and Liberals bent on another destructive US copyright agreement | Blogotariat – 7 August 2012
What’s our trade minister up to? What’s he signing in our name? | Peter Martin – 7 August 2012
Emerson chasing deals that look like sellouts | Sydney Morning Herald – 7 August 2012
Time to come clean on US bedfellow, minister | Sydney Morning Herald – 7 August 2012
Privacy law reforms must not undermine doctor-patient relationship | Australian Medicine – 6 August 2012
Are we still America’s deputy IP sheriff in the Asia-Pacific? | Crikey – 6 August 2012
UK adopts PEGI scheme | T Flew – 31 July 2012
Privacy amendments weaken consumer protections | iTnews.com – 31 July 2012
Award is crowning achievement for winning student | Lawyers Weekly – 30 July 2012
Roxon to tackle law on family violence | The Australian – 27 July 2012
Schools pay millions for material free on net | Sydney Morning Herald – 23 July 2012
Michael Kirby: Law, Love & Life | My career in the balance | Sydney Morning Herald – 22 July 2012
Grey areas a turn-off for older workers | The Australian – 21 July 2012
ACTA ratification faces NZ hurdles | PC Advisor – 17 July 2012
Is it time to unlock biotech patents? | Science Alert – 12 July 2012
Australia rejects ACTA | No Right Turn – 10 July 2012
Call to help victims of marriage visa abuse | SBS World News – 6 July 2012
SMEs find that maturity pays | Australian Financial Review – 6 July 2012
A big week in copyright (and acronyms); ALRC, TPMs, ACTA, and TPPA | Australian Digital Alliance – 5 July 2012
A dangerous investment: Australia, New Zealand and the Trans-Pacific Partnership | The Conversation – 2 July 2012
Parliament considering proposed amendments to the Privacy Act 1988 | Reading Room, Maddocks – 2 July 2012
Copyright Act gets digital upgrade | The Register – 2 July 2012
EFA welcomes inclusion of ‘fair use’ in Copyright Review | Electronic Frontiers Australia – 2 July 2012
Terms of reference for Copyright Act inquiry released | Computerworld – 2 July 2012
Australia and UK modernise copyright laws to be effective in the digital age | Future of Copyright – 2 July 2012
ALRC terms of reference finalised | IP Wars – 2 July 2012
Australian Sex Party: Senators Support Murder Over Sex | AVN – 22 June 2012
Flexible hours call for older workers | The Age – 28 June 2012
Age discrimination is an emerging insurance issue | Insurance News – 25 June 2012
National law reform: Call for consistency | Law Institute of Victoria – 19 June 2012
R18+ laws passed | Jason Clare Blog – 18 June 2012
Flexible hours not a help for workers over 45 | The Australian – 19 June 2012
New support for family violence victims | Chris Bowen MP – 30 May 2012
Meeting the challenge of convergent media policy | The Conversation – 11 June 2012
Annual awards for Annual Reports | PSnews – 8 June 2012
Revamped Privacy Act gives the Privacy Commissioner more bite | Clayton Utz – 7 June 2012
Two cheers for privacy law reform? Let’s wait and see | The Conversation – 30 May 2012
FOI transparency and accountability for parliamentary departments an “anomaly”? | Open and Shut – 30 May 2012
The Challenge of Convergent Media Policy | T Flew – 29 May 2012
Privacy law reform stage 1 in parliament’s safe hands | Open and Shut – 28 May 2012
Brandis takes out his big slipper | Australian Financial Review – 25 May 2012
Sex Party – Boss Massages Prostate Problems | Both kinds of politics – 25 May 2012
Girls on film: could new regulations stop the sexualisation of children? | The Conversation – 24 May 2012
Cloud TVRs stop in wake of TV Now ruling | ZDNet Australia – 24 May 2012
Privacy Act changes finally introduced to parliament | Computerworld – May 2012
Human Rights and The Ageing Community Challenge | Pro Bono Australia – 22 May 2012
Copyright and the Digital Economy – ALRC inquiry needs broader scope | Corrs Chambers Westgarth – 17 May 2012
Grey areas: age barriers to work in Commonwealth laws | Australian Policy Online – 16 May 2012
Keep calm and carry on | Lawyers Weekly – 15 May 2012
600 don joggers for justice | Lawyers Weekly – 15 May 2012
Optus appeals TV Now ruling to High Court | iTnews – 10 May 2012
Removing the Grey Areas of Age Discrimination | SilverTemp – 8 May 2012
Removing the grey areas of age discrimination | The Drum (ABC) – 7 May 2012
Idiot’s Guide to the Convergence Review: content standards | Crikey – 4 May 2012
Beard gone all grey? It’s still your right to go to work | The Punch – 3 May 2012
New age paper for old age problem | PS News – 3 May 2012
Superannuation law may discourage older workers from staying in the workforce | TimeBase – 3 May 2012
Privacy law reform gaining momentum | Corrs Chambers Westgarth – 3 May 2012
Idiot’s Guide to the Convergence Review: content competition | Crikey – 3 May 2012
Optus decision moves the goalposts in mobile media market | The Conversation- 3 May 2012
Commission Opens Broad Inquiry into Legal Barriers to Labor Force Participation by Older Workers | Aging Workforce News – 3 May 2012
Super law a bar to mature workers | The Australian – 3 May 2012
Conroy ‘comfortable’ with filter recommendations | iTnews- 2 May 2012
Call for mandatory data breach notification grows | Computerworld – 2 May 2012
Convergence Review: a bet each way on user-generated content | The Conversation – 2 May 2012
Grey Areas ‘Age barriers’ Inquiry calls for submissions from the community | Australian Human Rights Commission – 2 May 2012
Children to be safer online with privacy reforms | Herald Sun – 2 May 2012
Consumers win more power over credit data | Sydney Morning Herald – 1 May 2012
Conroy Anti-Gouging, But Still Pro-Censorship | Gizmodo Australia – 1 May 2012
Conroy visits Google in data centre push | iTnews – 1 May 2012
Convergence review calls for online access overhaul | iTnews – 1 May 2012
Data-breach guide released to firms | ZDNet Australia – 30 April 2012
Copyright must address modern ways of working, learning and living | RussellYardley.com – 29 April 2012
Parliament sails above expected standards of transparency | Open & Shut – 29 April 2012
ALRC Copyright Review Draft Terms of Reference Critique | Pirate Party – 26 April 2012
Court to rule on mobile sport rights | Australian Financial Review – 26 April 2012
iiNet case provokes opposing solutions | Australian Financial Review – 24 April 2012
Privacy Act reforms — the implications for the digital environment | Techworld – 23 April 2012
ISPs must work with content industry on copyright: Experts | Computerworld – 20 April 2012
A rare privilege | Australian Financial Review – 18 April 2012
When can we backup our DVDs? | Sydney Morning Herald – 16 April 2012
Copyright in the digital age: Australia, ACTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement | CIO – 13 April 2012
National Law Reform: Focus on family violence | Law Institute of Victoria – 10 April 2012
Australia To Explore Adding Greater Copyright Exceptions | Techdirt – 2 April 2012
Government Tables ALRC Report Of The National Classification Scheme Review In Parliament | Conventus Law – 31 March 2012
Roxon’s exceptional copyright review | Australian Financial Review – 30 March 2012
Scope of Copyright Act review unveiled | Computerworld – 30 March 2012
Roxon eyes copyright for social networks | ZDNet Australia – 30 March 2012
Draft Terms of Reference for ALRC Copyright Review | Australian Copyright Council – 30 March 2012
Copyright exceptions to be reviewed | Australian Labor News – 30 March 2012
Conroy plans filter ‘surprise’ announcement | ZDNet – 29 March 2012
Australia proposes new National Classification Scheme | Australian Policy Online – 28 March 2012
The Australian Public Is Largely Unoffended By RC’d Video Games | Kotaku Australia – 23 March 2012
Hunt for the politician gene leads to a dark place | National Times – 22 March 2012
Legal privilege for tax advisers long overdue: IPA | Money Management – 22 March 2012
Australia proposes new National Classification Scheme | Screen Digest – 21 March 2012
Are customers desensitised to data breaches? | CSO Online – 20 March 2012
Australian R18+ games classification to become reality | Computerworld – 20 March 2012
Australians concerned for online privacy | UQ News Online – 14 March 2012
Review Underway of Workforce Limitations on Older Australians | Pro Bono Australia – 14 March 2012
Australia deserves its internet enemy status | ZDNet – 14 March 2012
Promoting the experience and expertise of older Australians | A-G Media release – 13 March 2012
Meeting the classification challenge for 21st Century media | On Line Opinion – 13 March 2012
Classification Review: movement at the station as enquiry tabled | Screen Hub – 9 March 2012
Family violence and commonwealth laws – Indigenous peoples | Australian Policy Online – 9 March 2012
X-rated ban to end? | Star Observer – 8 March 2012
Reader Riposte: Secrecy and FoI | The Interpreter – 8 March 2012
ALRC report on Australia’s National Classification Scheme | TressCox – 8 March 2012
Where the Classification Review Failed | GeordieGuy.com – 8 March 2012
Game Industry Should Self-Regulate | GamePolitics – 6 March 2012
Age discrimination: A waste of human resources | Australian Human Rights Commission – 6 March 2012
Ratings rated by law reformers | PS News – 6 March 2012
ALRC Recommends a New National Classification Scheme | National Association for the Visual Arts Ltd – 5 March 2012
National review calls for voluntary game ratings in Australia | GameSpot – 5 March 2012
Conroy’s mandatory internet filter should be limited to serious crime depictions | SmartCompany – 5 March 2012
Pirate Party cautiously welcomes classification review | Delimiter – 3 March 2012
Conroy gets easy out on filter | Gen Why? blog, ZDNet Australia – 2 March 2012
Narrower definition for filtered content | ZDNet Australia – 2 March 2012
Self-regulation supported but AANA told to address codes | B&T – 2 March 2012
ALRC missed opportunity to reform classification system | Australian Christian Lobby – 2 March 2012
Call for consistency in classification of sex and violence | National Times- 2 March 2012
New classification system to streamline ratings | Computerworld – 2 March 2012
Computer games may skip censor | Sydney Morning Herald – 2 March 2012
Push for new classifications to stop online smut | Herald Sun – 2 March 2012
New system to streamline ratings | NewsNinemsn – 1 March 2012
Landmark report calls for all-media classification | National Times – 1 March 2012
Review recommends Classification overhaul | TV Tonight – 1 March 2012
Classification Review: Final Report Recommends Industry Co-Regulation And Platform Neutrality | Kotaku Australia – 1 March 2012
The ALRC’s Commonwealth Laws and Family Violence Inquiry | IARC – 1 March 2012
R18+ rating for video games closer to reality | The Australian – 29 February 2012
Parliament .info filter removed | ZDNet Australia – 29 February 2012
Conroy misleads public on Internet filter | Delimiter – 28 February 2012
Australia divided over data breach laws | ZDNet Australia – 22 February 2012
Oh dear, Nicola | Australian Financial Review – 16 February 2012
Talking copyright v. the internet on ABC local radio | Stilgherrian – 16 February 2012
Google fights Australian calls for net regulation – Government wants TV style rules | TechEye – 16 February 2012
Family Violence: latest ALRC recommendations | Radio Atticus – 16 February 2012
Talking Optus versus sports on 1395 FIVEaa | Stilgherrian – 12 February 2012
Commission argues need for special laws | Canberra Times – 11 February 2012
Proposal for paid time off to deal with family violence effects | WorkplaceOHS – 11 February 2012
Family law overhaul to head off violence | PSnews – 10 February 2012
Law reform bid to protect migrant women | Sydney Morning Herald – 9 February 2012
A Delicate Issue that Requires Delicate Handling | ACCI – 9 February 2012
ALRC confronts violence and discrimination | Lawyers Weekly – 8 February 2012
New censorship scheme missing that vital X factor | Ross Fitzgerald – 28 January 2012
Intern with the Australian Law Reform Commission | Survive Law – 15 January 2012
Backer of those without a voice | Sydney Morning Herald – 13 January 2012
Federal parliament and an echo from the past on transparency | Open and Shut – 9 January 2012