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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Matt Dawes [mailto:MDAWES@nla.gov.au] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 15 February 2011 12:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> LForward ada-l<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [ada-l] ADA Policy Forum - Righting the Copyright Imbalance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Good
afternoon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please
see <b>attached</b> the finalised program for the Australian Digital Alliance
Policy Forum on 4 March 2011. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:9.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The theme of the forum is ‘righting the
imbalance of copyright law’, with the aim of setting a copyright agenda for the
forthcoming 2-3 years. It is an opportunity to reach a consensus amongst
copyright users to prioritise and focus the ADA’s advocacy efforts and to
stimulate the copyright debate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Key
notes will be delivered by a government representative (to be confirmed) on the
government’s copyright policy and reform agenda for 2011, and by Dr Nicholas
Gruen, ADA Patron, on noncontroversial reforms to the law which can lead to
substantial gains.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please
see <b>attached </b>a flyer explaining the format and objective of the forum
and background information on the issues that will be discussed by panels of
experts: safe harbours, the iiNet case, general exceptions, orphan works and
introducing flexibility to the <i>Copyright Act.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Registration<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To
register to attend the forum please contact Matt Dawes by telephone on
(02) 6262 1273 or by email at <a href="mailto:mdawes@nla.gov.au">mdawes@nla.gov.au</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:9.0pt;text-align:justify'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The cost of attending
the forum is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Members—free for two
people per membership, additional attendees will cost $80 each.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Non-members—$80 per
person.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Individuals—may elect
to join the ADA for 2011 by paying the standard individual membership fee of
$110, which will include free admission to the forum.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:9.0pt;text-align:justify'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please RSVP by <b>25
February 2011</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For
further details you may visit the forum website: <a
href="http://www.digital.org.au/Forum.htm">http://www.digital.org.au/Forum.htm</a>.
For those who are unable to attend physically, each session will be made
available on this webpage as a podcast for free.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Matt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>__________________<br>
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color:navy'>Matt Dawes</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>|<b> </b>Copyright Adviser | Law and Policy<br>
Australian Digital Alliance | Australian Libraries Copyright Committee<br>
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