Topic > Copyright Law Case Study - 3106

ESSAY PLANAustralia's needs in the Internet age are not being met by current copyright law. Discuss.INTRODUCTION• Restate the statement about the current copyright laws in Australia which are not being met by our current updates on the Internet.• State my argument clearly• Define what copyright is and refer to the legislation.• Explain the previous and current Internet era • Identify problems in Australia with copyright laws and the Internet • Briefly mention newspaper articles or books to support your argument BODY PARAGRAPH 1 (COPYRIGHT LAWS) • Discuss current copyright laws • Discuss previous copyright laws • Compare the differences • Have they encountered our current Internet age? Are they kept up to date? • Refer to a newspaper article as evidence • Explain how the article relates to the topic sentence. BODY PARAGRAPH 2 (TECHNOLOGY) • Copyright issues with electronic media • Electronic media have expanded copyright rules • It is more difficult to restrict the Internet • Refer to the Copyright Act 1968 which has been amended • Copyright Amendment Act 2006 • Refer to a newspaper article for evidence of copyright issues and technology• Explain how the article relates to the topic sentenceBODY PARAGRAPH 3 (SOCIAL)• Moral rights• Protects the reputation of those who initially created the work so that those who modify it do not take credit for the original.• How these laws protect us• Why it is so important to have them• Discuss imports of moral rights in relation to copyright• Refer to a newspaper article in relation to moral rights and copyright• Explain how the article relates to the topic sentenceCONCLUSION• Therefore/In conclusion• Using several newspaper articles we found that the current Internet era in Australia is not... .. half of the paper ......me choose a newspaper article and answer the questions based on it, I enjoyed this assignment because it taught me a lot about how to read and understand legislations. Folio 4 was about finding a case study related to your topic, which I found difficult as my topic was very vague. Folio 5 was the most complicated task of all; This folio took a long time to complete and caused the most confusion and stress during completion. I did not enjoy making paper 5 and found that the lecture notes, lecture recordings and information provided in it were not sufficient. However, paper 6 was the conclusion I enjoyed making as throughout the paper I already had a lot planned in my head for the conclusion. However, overall, I have found that making these folios has taught me a lot about legislation and cases, how to understand them, interpret them and then relate them to each other..