Wednesday 2 May 2012

Copyright Lost In The Cloud

KPMG reckons that cloud computing will add $3 billion to our GDP in 10 years. But will the opportunities of the cloud be constrained if we don't fix copyright law?

Until now, the issue of copyright and the internet has been focused on the consumer space, but the implications could soon be felt in the business world, too.

Senator Stephen Conroy said that the copyright issue will be fixed by the inquiry into copyright reform being undertaken by the Law Reform Commission (LRC). The question is, of course, whether the inquiry will try to add to the existing complexities of copyright law, or whether it set a few high-level principles that will enable us all to benefit from the cloud. The LRC has a big, important job on its hands.

How do you think the copyright issue can be fixed?

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