Good management of rights + institutions being responsible = a thriving local publishing industry = locally produced culturally relevant content = economic activity and quality education outputs

The importance of local content

OPEN LETTER TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS COME OUT IN SUPPORT OF AUSTRALIAN CREATORS TO OPPOSE PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS ON COPYRIGHT IN AUSTRALIA We the undersigned unanimously reject the Productivity Commission's Recommendations on copyright in Australia. The recommendations to change copyright protections threaten an easy-to-use, effective copyright licensing system that allows teachers to access enormous amounts of content so they can focus on the task of enhancing the potential of students and creating lifelong learners. It will also impact on the current fair payments that are made to creators for the use of their copyright material, many of whom are educators. These payments help fuel the creation of world-leading Australian teaching resources, many of which are successfully exported. Australian educators, publishers, teachers, authors and creators have a right to receive fair payment for their work. The changes to Australian copyright laws being pushed by the Productivity Commission, large organisations and big technology companies will greatly diminish these protections. This is not just unfair, it is a threat to the overall quality of Australian education and its relevance for student and societal needs and means it may be even harder to make a living for the next generation of creators of Australian educational and creative content. The importance of copyright in supporting effective learning and in the development of cutting-edge educational content cannot be underestimated. Australian children should be able to grow up inspired and entertained not only by our local stories and our local culture, but also by locally-produced educational materials. At a time when jurisdictions around the world are reviewing the impact of major technology companies on cultural and educational production, we call on the Australian Government and parliament to protect Australian stories and content and rule out the Productivity's Commissions proposed changes.

Signatories Australian Association for the Teaching of English Australian Literacy Educators Association Australian Science Teachers Association Australian Society for Music Education Primary English Teachers Association of Australia Australian Professional Teachers Association (APTA) Board Teacher Learning Network Association of Women Educators Professional Teachers' Council NSW History Teachers' Association of NSW English Teachers Association NSW  Science Teachers' Association of NSW Economics and Business Educators NSW Geography Teachers Association of NSW Victorian Association for the Teaching of English Science Teachers' Association of Victoria Inc Science Victoria English Teachers' Association of Queensland Australian Teachers of Media Queensland South Australian Science Teachers Association Legal Education Teachers Association of South Australia Professional Teaching Council of Western Australia English Teachers Association of WA Australian Geography Teachers Association

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Collective Management Organisations Publishers PWC report, UK: the amount of money earned by publishers often equalled that which they invested in new digital products And in some cases was equal to their profit for the year https://www.pwc.co.uk/assets/pdf/an-economic-analysis-of-education-exceptions-in-copyright.pdf

Good management of rights + institutions being responsible = a thriving local publishing industry = locally produced culturally relevant content = economic activity and quality education outputs