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EFA looks to bust A-G copyright submission 'censorship'

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Electronic Frontiers Australia wants individuals who made submissions to the Australian government's copyright review to hand on copies of their documents, in an attempt to break what it believes is censorship of the submissions.

The Attorney-General consultation on proposed changes to Australia's copyright laws closed at the beginning of September. Since then, those watching the progress of the review have been waiting for the government to make the submissions public.

However, the A-G department has made the decision to only publish those submissions that were written by organisations (such as industry groups) rather than individuals.

The government's public position, expressed via Attorney-General George Brandis, seems to lean towards industry views that current copyright laws don't do enough to protect the content industries against Internet piracy. Brandis has, in the past, quoted industry data (such as the claim that the copyright sector is responsible for more than 900,000 jobs, cited in this joint media release with Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull).

Whether the A-G is trying to censor voices in the debate, or is merely making an administrative decision, EFA is now asking that individuals pass over their documents to be hosted at the EFA site. ®

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