House of Representatives Committees

House Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Inquiry into technological protection measures (TPM) exceptions

Inquiry home | Terms of reference | Submissions | Public hearings | Media releases

Report

On Wednesday 1 March 2006, the House Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs tabled its report on the inquiry into technological protection measures (TPM) exceptions entitled Review of technological protection measures exceptions.

To view or print the report, you will need Adobe Acrobat® PDF Reader, which can be downloaded free of charge from Adobe

Report accessibility:

If you have difficulty accessing the report, please contact the Committee Secretariat.


This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 5 chapters and 4 appendices.

Review of technological protection measures exceptions

Preliminary pages (PDF 131KB)
Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations and List of Recommendations

Chapter 1 (PDF 101KB)
Introduction

Chapter 2 (PDF 339KB)
Overview: technological protection measures, copyright in Australia, the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement, regulation in the United States, and region coding

Chapter 3 (PDF 296KB)
The specified exceptions and the criteria for further exceptions

Chapter 4 (PDF 362KB)
Exceptions proposed to the Committee

Chapter 5 (PDF 158KB)
Future reviews

Appendix A (PDF 44KB)
List of Submissions

Appendix B (PDF 51KB)
List of Witnesses

Appendix C (PDF 74KB)
List of Exhibits

Appendix D (PDF 57KB)
Article 17.4.7 of the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement

Back to top

We acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this website may contain images and voices of deceased people.