'Embracing the Digital Economy: creative copyright for a creative nation'

Friday 1 March 2013, 8:45am - 4:30pm
National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
(* pre-conference drinks 28 February TBC)

Members $60, non-members $150 (early bird until Feb 8th 2013), $200 standard registration

Members - please contact info@digital.org.au to purchase your tickets directly at membership rate

The 3rd annual ADA copyright forum explores a variety of ways in which individuals, institutions and companies are creatively engaging with copyright works in Australia. It examines progressive options for copyright reform to support a burgeoning digital innovation culture, balanced alongside the interests of creators.

The forum takes as its starting point a recent speech by EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes, reflecting on profound changes to creation and distribution in the digital age:

“Back then, creation and distribution were in the hands of the few. Now they are in the hands of everyone: democratising innovation, empowering people to generate and exchange ideas, supporting and stimulating huge creativity.

And now let's remind ourselves what our objectives as policymakers should be for the creative sector:

We should help artists live from their art. Stimulate creativity and innovation. Improve consumer choice. Promote our cultural heritage. And help the sector drive economic growth.

We can't look at copyright in isolation: you have to look at how it fits into the real world. So let's ask ourselves: how well is the current system achieving those objectives, in the world we live in today?”