THE LABOR party has announced plans to look into the Productivity Commission’s recommendations to end territorial copyright.
06/08/2009
PRINTING Industries has called the Productivity Commission's draft recommendations to remove restrictions on the parallel importation of books “half pregnant”.
27/03/2009
THE PRINTING Industries Association of Australia (PIAA) has condemned the recommendations contained in the final report of the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into book copyright provisions.
15/07/2009
PRINTING Industries Association of Australia has targeted the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Labor Ministers, the National Party, Independents and Greens in a new campaign designed to head off the Productivity Commission recommendations to end territorial copyright.
22/07/2009
FEAR looms if the Australian Government implements the proposed changes to the 30-Day importation rule, the print industry will face a drastic drop in annual revenue and the loss of 500 indirect jobs.
06/04/2009
MINISTER for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr will give a keynote address titled ‘Printing in the Knowledge Economy’ at the Printing Industries CEO Forum in Sydney on Wednesday 5 August 2009.
17/07/2009
SENATOR Kim Carr has voiced his concern the Australian printing industry needs a single association to lobby the government at the Printing Industries CEO Forum in Sydney.
10/08/2009
PRINTING Industries has accused the Federal Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs, Craig Emerson of a “sham” in attempting to retain the territorial copyright provisions in name while ending the 30-day rule.
02/10/2009
NEW website Ausbooks has been launched to campaign against the proposed changed to the 30-day rule.
02/03/2009
PRINTING Industries has welcomed the federal government’s announcement to introduce the Book Industry Strategy Group.
17/02/2010