Copyright law protects the book authors’ rights. It provides the framework that enables publishers to control content, which in turn enables them to make money by selling books. So …… it is important for those publishers to learn how to understand and avoid infringing copyrights.
The first step is to obtain rights from authors. Publishers need to get permission before using other’s work. The second step for publishers is to protect the copyrights they control.
Compared with American copyright law, Australian copyrights law has created specific exceptions to the parallel importation right, like the polo/Lauren V Zilianl Litigation logo case. There are two different results in America and Australia.
The Australian government looks set to overh
aul the country’s copyright laws with a view to force internet service providers to begin cracking down on users who download TV shows and films.
However, does copyright law block cultural interaction in a degree?? What if you find a useful video which can be strong evidence back you up for your latest research, you want to cut a clip and use it in your own media production but you can not find the owner of the video then you have to give it up because of serious copyright law. I did a case study about transgender in Thailand last semester. For adding more details in our presentation, I found a video showing how transgender people struggle for living. It matches our topic but duration is 20 minutes. I want to cut some clips. Then I emailed the people who uploaded the video but did not get any reply. Then I have to give it up because I can not cut and present it without any permission.
Copyright indeed protects author’s right. But it should depend on deferent conditions. If it used for teaching, not for commercial use, should get permission easily or maybe no permission applied.