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Copyright reforms

Posted by theyvoteforyou.org.au

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Copyright laws in Australia requires reforms to modernise the Copyright Act, as recommended by the The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC). Australia should broaden the existing 'fair dealing' exceptions to a much broader, flexible 'fair use' exception, in line with US copyright law.

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How parliament voted

How often each party's members of parliament voted in line with this policy, from They Vote For You.

  • Liberal Party: voted against – 1% in line with the policy, 24 members
  • Australian Labor Party: voted a mixture of for and against – 50% in line with the policy, 19 members
  • Australian Greens: voted for – 100% in line with the policy, 3 members
  • National Party: voted against – 3% in line with the policy, 3 members
  • Australian Democrats: voted for – 100% in line with the policy, 2 members
  • Australian Conservatives: voted against – 0% in line with the policy, 1 member
  • Country Liberal Party: voted against – 0% in line with the policy, 1 member
  • Family First Party: voted against – 0% in line with the policy, 1 member
  • Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party: voted against – 8% in line with the policy, 1 member

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