Action 1.1K

In progress

Industry will work with rights owners and affiliated copyright collecting societies in the region to facilitate cross-border licensing of creative content.

Australasian Performing Right Association and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (APRA AMCOS)

Outcome 1

Free and open international trade in services

Description

Government response

Related Action/s

11E

The Australian Government and industry to promote Australia’s copyright administration, regulations and enforcement procedures abroad, and pursue greater regional harmonisation of effective copyright law and enforcement in digital content-sharing platforms.

Agreed-in-principle

Action 1.1B

Action 1.1K

Sounds Australia growing the digital footprint of Australian music

Music listening is becoming a digital-first experience, with 89 per cent of people using on-demand streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify to listen to music. Editorial playlists, often curated by the music streaming services themselves, are increasingly influencing which songs become global hits. As are podcasts and new social and content sharing applications like TikTok.

Progress to date

The Australasian Performing Right Association and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (APRA AMCOS) are working with the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers to strengthen regional harmonisation of digital rights and ensure creative services benefit from digital platforms.

APRA AMCOS is also working with the World Intellectual Property Organization to ensure copyright issues factor in policy reviews of intellectual property laws in the Asia Pacific region and has participated in policy discussions on the development and harmonisation of copyright regulation and administration in various jurisdictions in the region.

In addition, APRA AMCOS is working with global rights-owners and partners in the region to expand multi-territory digital and other licensing opportunities. It is consulting on the development of an intellectual property strategy for Malaysia that focuses on copyright and creative industries. It also made submissions to law reviews in a number of territories outside Australia to identify potential barriers to entry or diminution of rights under Treaties and Free Trade Agreements.