According to reports in the national media this week, the Australian government is preparing to update the country's copyright laws by adding 'fair use' loopholes.
Among the common practices likely to be legalized in 2006 are recording television programs for later viewing (also known as time-shifting) and transferring music between formats, for instance from a CD to an MP3 format.
Speaking earlier in December regarding the planned changes, Attorney General Philip Ruddock explained that:
"We should have copyright laws that are more targeted at the real problem. We should not treat everyday Australians who want to use technology to enjoy copyright material they have obtained legally as infringers where this does not cause harm to our copyright industries."
It has not yet been decided, however, whether a levy will be imposed on blank CDs and on hard-drive recorders such as MP3 players, in order to compensate artists and record companies for the loss of revenue likely to result from the new legislation.
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