Free is not Fair

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Australian writers, artists, musicians, filmmakers and other creators have a right to receive fair payment for their work.

Changes to Australian copyright laws being pushed by the Productivity Commission, large organisations and big technology companies will greatly diminish these protections.

These changes will make it easier for large organisations to use Australian content without fair payment to creators. This is not just unfair, it is a threat to the future of Australian stories and means it will be even harder to make a living for the next generation of artists and creators.

Our kids should be able to grow up inspired by musicians like Jessica Mauboy and Jimmy Barnes, artists like Tracey Moffatt and Brett Whiteley, movies like Mad Max and Lion, TV shows like Home and Away and Offspring, stories in our bookshops like Possum Magic and Diary of a Wombat and learning from Australian materials like Mathletics and Reading Eggs.

That’s why creator member organisations across the visual arts, literature, music and publishing are united in their opposition to the changes. That’s why leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, musicians, performers, filmmakers and writers oppose the changes. That’s why Australia’s leading playwrights and screenwriters oppose the changes.

Call on the Australian Government and the Parliament to rule out these changes proposed by the Productivity Commission.

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There will be less Australian music and screen content, less Australian stories in our bookshops, less Australian materials in our schools and universities. Free is not fair.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Find Out More” style=”classic” shape=”square” color=”black” size=”lg” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Ffreeisnotfair.org%2Fthe-american-system%2F|||” css=”.vc_custom_1495804276123{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” el_class=”white-hover”][vc_btn title=”Take Action” style=”classic” shape=”square” color=”black” size=”lg” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Ffreeisnotfair.org%2Femail-your-mp%2F|||” css=”.vc_custom_1498008051760{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” el_class=”white-hover”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1489576038135{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”725″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=”.vc_custom_1498010231730{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1489575208080{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1489577983903{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”210″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1497486207271{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1489582231637{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 70px !important;padding-right: 70px !important;padding-bottom: 70px !important;padding-left: 70px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”The Australian System” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:42px|text_align:left|color:%23e40574|line_height:42px” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1489582253255{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”If you are a journalist, comedian, library, reviewer, or person with a disability you receive exemptions from the ask-and-pay system. ” font_container=”tag:h6|font_size:22px|text_align:left|color:%23000000|line_height:24px” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1496719734173{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1496893227652{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” el_class=”black-para”]Australian copyright laws have been developed and updated regularly. No copyright system is perfect but Australia’s is one of the world’s most admired. Not only do our copyright laws provide certainty and incentives for creators to create, many digital businesses in Australia have thrived because we have effective copyright and intellectual property arrangements.

As well as this, people who work in education can copy content for their 4.7 million school and university students, under a centrally negotiated system where universities and schools pay less than the price of a book per student per year. This money goes to the content creators, without placing an administrative burden on teachers – a win-win situation.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Find Out More” style=”classic” shape=”square” color=”black” size=”lg” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Ffreeisnotfair.org%2Fthe-australian-system%2F|||” css=”.vc_custom_1495804294558{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” el_class=”white-hover”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489596454198{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 55px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 55px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-color: #d5772f !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489595946831{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”WHY TAKE ACTION?” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:50px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:40px” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1497593008059{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 25px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Because ‘Fair Use’ would mean more litigation and less money for creators and Australian stories.” font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:28px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1497593038015{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1489597329325{margin-top: 55px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 55px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 75px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 75px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1489585184198{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”fnf-featured-box” css=”.vc_custom_1496817854589{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]

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