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Reports on the A-US FTA - 'Fair Use' amdts?

On: Australia to Vote on Extending IP Laws

Free Trade Agt and IP followup:

The Oz House of Reps (think Congress) passed enabling laws yesterday (not the agrement itself, which unlike the US will not face a vote in Oz). The Australian Senate will now vote on these enabling laws in mid-August, based on their final report which will come down around then.

Several recent reports from parliamentary reviews which in part cover the Chapter 17 issues about intellectual property:

• Joint Std Ctee on Trade report (proposing 'Fair Use' amdts): ,
• Senate select ctee interim report ,
• Dr Phillipa Dee's report to Senate critical at p15 of selective nature of harmonisation with US IP law.

See also this page for further references.