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Norie Wah Day (PDF - 9k)

Submission 108 for Copyright Restrictions On The Parallel Importation Of Books View full list


Dear Jill Irvine, I would like to add my voice to the many other Australian writers who are strongly objecting to the parallel importation of books into Australia for all the reasons so succinctly stated by Jeremy Fischer of the ASA, Dee White and

Date received: 19 Jan 2009

Susanne Gervay (PDF - 6k)

Submission 126 for Copyright Restrictions On The Parallel Importation Of Books View full list


Submission Identity is retained through Australian literature. Our culture is precious and although challenged by a global society where commercialism and technology can homogenize us all, our books retain the uniqueness of who we are. Parallel

Date received: 19 Jan 2009

Alison Sly (PDF - 6k)

Submission 139 for Copyright Restrictions On The Parallel Importation Of Books View full list


Dear Productivity Commission. As a writer, I am very concerned at moves to abolish the territorial copyright for books in Australia. Territorial copyright is vital for the protection of intellectual property – the books written by Australian

Date received: 19 Jan 2009

Daisy Antoniou (PDF - 6k)

Submission 111 for Copyright Restrictions On The Parallel Importation Of Books View full list


Parallel importation of books should not go ahead. As an emerging writer, I am interested in retaining and passing on to future generations, what. it means to be Australian and live in Australia. Australian books reflect our language and our.

Date received: 19 Jan 2009

Julie Neal (PDF - 6k)

Submission 148 for Copyright Restrictions On The Parallel Importation Of Books View full list


To The Commissioners,. The parallel importation of books is a direct threat to the Australian book industry and. therefore the Australian culture itself. Australian writing cannot be seen purely as an. industry – it is also an art form. For this

Date received: 19 Jan 2009

Neridah McMullin (PDF - 7k)

Submission 130 for Copyright Restrictions On The Parallel Importation Of Books View full list


Board Members Productivity Commission GPO Box 1428 Canberra, ACT 19th January, 2009 Dear Sir/Madam, I am very concerned about the possibility of change in the copyright restrictions on the parallel importation of books. I am a recently published

Date received: 19 Jan 2009

Dr Joseph Davis (PDF - 6k)

Submission 136 for Copyright Restrictions On The Parallel Importation Of Books View full list


I am a small-time Australian author who has produced seven commercial publications since 1989. My first book was with a major publisher (Harper Collins) to whom I gave world rights. Once an author is established, however, one of the few strong

Date received: 19 Jan 2009

Terry Denton (PDF - 71k)

Submission 145 for Copyright Restrictions On The Parallel Importation Of Books View full list


I believe the proposed changes have the potential to:. • Undermine our ability to create Australian children's literature and support emerging authors and illustrator. • Threaten our ability for cultural expression by removing our distinctive.

Date received: 19 Jan 2009

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