Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Notification of laws and regulations under article 63.2 of the Trips Agreement - Australia : Copyright (International Protection) amendment regulations 2024

NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT

Australia: Copyright (International Protection) Amendment Regulations 2024

Notifying Member

Australia

 

Details of the notified legal text

 

Title

Copyright (International Protection) Amendment Regulations 2024

Subject matter

Copyright and related rights

Nature of notification

[X]     Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation_

[  ]     Other law or regulation_

Link to legal text[*]

https://ip-documents.info/2025/IP/AUS/25_00989_00_e.pdf

Notification status

[  ]     First notification

[X]     Amendment or revision to notified legal text

[  ]_     Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)

Previous notification(s) referred to

IP/N/1/AUS/C/27; IP/N/1/AUS/C/24; IP/N/1/AUS/C/15; IP/N/1/AUS/C/4; IP/N/1/AUS/1/Add.6; IP/N/1/AUS/1/Add.6/Suppl.1

Brief description of the notified legal text

 

The Copyright (International Protection) Amendment Regulations 2024 (the Amendment Regulations) update the protection provided to foreign countries under the Copyright (International Protection) Regulations 1969. The Amendment Regulations extend protection for secondary uses of phonograms in Australia to phonograms from 2 additional countries which provide equivalent protection to Australian phonograms.

 

Language(s) of notified legal text

English

Entry into force

1 January 2025

Other date

Issuance by legislature or executive: 21 November 2024

 

Notification details

 

Submission date of notification

29 January 2025

Other information

The Copyright (International Protection) Amendment Regulations 2024 is available at: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2024L01485/latest/text

 

The Copyright (International Protection) Amendment Regulations 2024 Explanatory Statement is available at: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2024L01485/asmade/downloads

 

The Copyright Act 1968 is available at: https://www.legislation.gov.au/C1968A00063/latest/text

 

The Copyright (International Protection) Regulations 1969 is available at: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F1996B01583/latest/text

 

Agency or authority responsible

Attorney-General's Department

3-5 National Circuit Barton ACT 2600

 

Telephone:       +61 2 6141 6666

Email:      Copyright@ag.gov.au

 

Website: www.ag.gov.au

 

 



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