Limitless InformationThe Challenge for Copyright

Chair: Prof Brian Fitzgerald, ACU

Government, Copyright and the Digital Economy Dr John Gilchrist ACU

Government, Copyright and the Digital Economy (ALRC Report 122)

• Access to Government information and the ALRC Report– Fair use?

• Values- better accountability, efficiency, engagement, social and economic benefits

• Government use of copyright information– Limits and exigencies

Rethinking ISP LiabilityKylie Pappalardo PhD Candidate Australian Catholic University (ACU)

Open Access in Nigeria Kunle Ola, PhD CandidateACU

O P E N A C C E S S I N N I G E R I A  

DEFINITIONFree, Immediate, Online access to peer-reviewed

literature.

STRATEGIES1. Self Archiving.

2. Open Access Journals.

NIGERIA’S REALITY160 Million

140 Universities7 Repositories

ADVANTAGES OF OAAccessibility

VisibilityImpactUtility

Making Available

Knowledge Accessible

OA DESIRE FOR NIGERIA

• Public and Private

• All learning Institutions

• Government• Universities• Set up IR’s and OA

Journals.

OA Journals PSI

DataOER

A2K an Islamic Perspective Development strategy for the middle east.

Ezieddin Elmahjub

A2K/ Sharia/ Development

Enhancing capabilities • Thinking/

imagination/ participation

• Scientific and cultural progress

Policy and institutional framework

A2K and Islamic Principles• Stewardship • Non

concentration• Knowledge

dissemination

Middle eastern countries are all

developing countries

Swartz, Kafka and the Copyright StoryBen Atkinson, PhD CandidateACU

Creative Commons Version 4Dr Anne Fitzgerald QUT

Is Copyright Law Reform Possible?Prof Ian HargreavesCardiff University