Introduction to the Copyright Act and library exceptions

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Date2019-02-18CollectionVideosEventLIANZA WebinarsDuration0:49:07DescriptionNew Zealand is overdue for a review of its copyright law. The Copyright Act 1994 was last updated in 2008 with the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act, which made a number of changes to update it for digital technologies.

The LIANZA Standing Committee on Copyright (LSCC) will be preparing a submission on behalf of LIANZA, but encourages libraries to make their own submissions. To support libraries the LSCC will be presenting a series of three webinars. The first webinar will provide an introduction to copyright, the New Zealand Copyright Act and the exceptions in the Act for libraries. The second webinar will discuss fair use vs fair dealing and safe harbours for GLAMs. This will be presented by Professor Graeme Austin from the Faculty of Law at Victoria University of Wellington. The third webinar will focus on mass digitization and the issue of orphan works.

Kim Gutchlag works at the National Library of New Zealand, having responsibility for the teams that acquire and catalogue the Library’s published collections. Kim has been a member of the LIANZA Standing Committee on Copyright (LSCC) since 2015, and has a long-standing interest in copyright. As part of the LSCC, Kim is committed to ensuring that the needs of New Zealand’s libraries are presented in the review of the Copyright Act.

Mandy Henk, Chief Executive at Toihautū, is a librarian, writer, and advocate for a healthy and vibrant Commons. She was named a 2012 Library Journal Mover and Shaker for her work as a founding member of the People’s Library at Occupy Wall Street, and is the author of Economy, Ecology, Equity: The Path to a Carbon Neutral Library (ALA Editions 2014).

Introduction to the Copyright Act and library exceptions

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Introduction to the Copyright Act and library exceptions