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Copyright or Copywrong
Copyright or Copywrong is a public awareness and education initiative in development by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft, the Intellectual Property Awareness Trust and partners in government and industry.
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AFACT is taking a multi-pronged approach to fighting copyright theft. An important part of our mission is to help educate and inform parents, students, teachers, retailers, workers and employers - consumers of all ages and from all walks of life - about the importance and value of intellectual property rights, the reasons why copyright theft is wrong, and the consequences of breaking the law.
AFACT provides information packs to the police about copyright and film piracy-related crimes, as well as information brochures for rental stores, retailers and cinema owners across the country.
Copyright or Copywrong is a platform developed by the film and television industry to deliver copyright education and awareness to the Australian public through schools, work places, law enforcement and the community at a time when changes in the law and technology make understanding copyright an essential tool for every Australian to navigate the digital world.
The Copyright or Copywrong platform will support wide ranging and comprehensive programs from government, education and industry groups delivered through schools, workplaces and the internet to:
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explain new copyright laws |
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guide the public on how to lawfully use or incorporate others copyright works |
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guide workplaces on managing copyright risks |
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give context to the consequences of copyright theft in the community, and |
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promote informed debate on copyright issues. |
The National Copyright Unit of the Copyright Advisory Group of Australian Schools and TAFES and the AFACT IP Awareness Trust have developed a copyright awareness program for school children aged 9-15 called 'All Right to Copy'. The resource was designed to assist teaching awareness, understanding and respect for intellectual property through the creation by school children of their own creative copyright works - it follows the journey of 2 students creating a website for a competition, and explores the copyright challenges they face along the way. The resource can be used across a broad range of subject areas including English, IT, Communications and all Arts subjects and is currently available on the Smart Copying website i.e.: www.smartcopying.edu.au
A second resource has also been developed and produced: "Nothing Beats the Real Thing", has been prepared for 12-16 year olds and is designed to discuss the economic, legal and ethical value or copyright. It has broad curriculum appeal including Economics, SOSE/Civic and Citizenship, English, Religion/Values Education, Legal Studies & Media Studies.
Both resources will be launched in May 2008.
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AFACT is a community sponsor of Wakakirri National Story Festival, supporting the story film segment of the competition. This is a new category for the festival and has received an "overwhelming response", according to organisers.
Open to all primary and high schools across Australia, this initiative features a national live touring segment of story-telling from the entrants, a grand final series between August and October, and judging in November. AFACT resource packs are being made available to teachers and students through the Festival's website: Wakakirri National Story Festival
AFACT is a supporter of TropJnr, which was launched alongside the TropFest Film Festival in 2008.
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Schools and universities today harbor some of the swiftest computer networks in Australia, a situation which unfortunately has led some people to download and illegally distribute films and TV programs.
Many students will join Australia's fast growing creative industries and AFACT is developing strategies to work with Australia¹s educational institutions to help address the impact of piracy and to encourage respect for intellectual property and compliance with Australia's copyright laws.
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