An Intellectual Property (IP) system designed in the best interests of Australians.

This is the goal set by the Competition Policy Review Panel in their Final Report, and they’ve made some firm suggestions on how to achieve it. 

Identifying Australia’s IP regime as a priority for review, the Panel recommends an overarching review of IP to be completed within 18 months. The Panel was concerned that recent reviews into IP had been partial examinations, and recommend a review to focus on:

With the full program for the Copyright Forum released, this is your last chance to buy tickets! Join us on 13th February at the National Library of Australia.  

For those who can't make it on the day Internet NZ have stepped up and are sponsoring the live stream. 

The ADA Forum is the premier copyright event for users and innovators.  Book now for the 2015 Forum, 13th February at the National Library of Australia. The program can also be accessed here. 

ADA Forum Keynote speaker: Maryanne Diamond AO

As Maryanne Diamond says:

“Information is power. We use information to make decisions.  We use information to make choices in our lives.

And we are waiting for our lives to be transformed. “

World Blind Union represents 285 million people who are blind or have low vision. 90% live in developing countries, and 90% of those children do not get a proper education, leading to high unemployment and low living standards.