The Australian Libraries Copyright Committee (ALCC) is an Australian organisation dealing with
copyright law
A copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, educatio ...
. It has a particular focus with relevance for the
GLAM sector in Australia. It is related to the
Australian Digital Alliance
The Australian Digital Alliance (ADA) is an Australian non-profit coalition of public and private sector interests, formed to promote balanced copyright law by providing a voice for the public interest perspective in debates about copyright ch ...
.
Formed in 1994 to attend to copyright issues affecting the library, archive and information sectors, the ALCC became an incorporated body in 2015. The ALCC is focused upon law reform in the Australian legal system. It regularly provides updated information and interpretation about legislation.
Legislation relative to copyright issues with Australia being signatory to international treaties, has seen the committee attend to low level publicised legislation such as the Disability and Other Measures Act.
The ALCC is based at the
National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the ''National Library Act 1960'' for "mainta ...
in
Canberra.
Contact us
Australian Libraries Copyright Committee
Publications
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External links
Australian Libraries Copyright Committee website
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References
Non-profit organisations based in Australia
1994 establishments in Australia
Trade associations based in Australia
Australian copyright law
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