The Attorney-Generals Department's Intellectual Property Branch keeping you up-to-date with Australian Government Copyright News. Full text of current and past issues of the newsletter are available online.

Australian Libraries and Information Association offers information on copyright, including information on law reform activity and other developments making news in the copyright arena.

The ACC information centre provide product information for their publications, information sheets and training seminars.

The ADA is a non-profit coalition of public and private sector interests formed to promote balanced copyright law and provide an effective voice for a public interest perspective in the copyright debate. They provide a monthly summary of recent legislation, cases, reports and other events relating to Australian intellectual property and the public interest.

The ALCC is the main consultative body and policy forum for the discussion of copyright issues affecting Australian libraries and archives.

A part time Committee appointed by the Attorney-General to consider and report on specific copyright matters referred to it from time to time.

Subjects include Telecommunications, Intellectual Property/Copyright, Broadcasting and Film, Communications Industry Development, Information Industries Development, Office for Government Online, Information Technology Resources, Upcoming Events, Culture and Heritage, Grants and Tax Incentives, Legislation and Hansard, Reviews, Reports and Discussion Papers. For a quick overview, the Newsroom contains Ministerial media releases, transcripts, speeches and current issues. The Copyright News Search is sorted by date for your convenience.

The CLRC is a part time committee appointed by the Attorney General to consider and report on specific copyright matters referred to it from time to time. Provides issue papers and submissions on current references and full reports and publications on past references.

CAL is a not-for-profit, member-based organisation which manages licensed copying and communication of literary, dramatic and artistic works. CAL acts as a channel between copyright rights holders and those who copy their works by: licensing, or giving permission to, organisations and individuals to copy; collecting a licence fee; and distributing that money to the copyright rights holders. They provide information sheets, newsletters, reports, seminar papers and corporate publications.

DTLJ is a journal concerned with intellectual property law issues in the digital environment.

Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia is the representative body for Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys. They frame and establish By-Laws and a Code of Ethics, mediate disputes and provide training and a forum for their members. They have useful guides - What is Intellectual Property and What are Trade and Patent Mark Attorneys? There is also a list of Fellows of the Institute organised by State.

IP Australia is the federal government agency that grants rights in patents, trade marks and designs. Their mission is to ensure that Australians benefit from the effective use of intellectual property, particularly through increased innovation, investment and trade. IP Australia incorporates the Patent, Designs and Trade Marks Offices.

Intellectual Property and Competition Review Committees' final report incorporating discussion and recommendations on the subject of parallel importing provisions under the Copyright Act 1968 was completed September 2000 and can be downloaded here.

Gilbert Tobin Intellectual Property Law news. Includes several full text articles on current issues.

The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry provides concise information on plant breeder's rights including information on registering new species.