Online infringement hurts

Australian creators understand that digital distribution is changing their industries – but they’re still materially affected by copyright infringement.
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Music is no longer a treasured experience between artist and audience, people want easy consumption and access – Australian musician/ songwriter.

Australian creators have been severely affected both financially and creatively by the widespread use of digital distribution models. For my research, I conducted interviews with a variety of creators in late 2014 about their attitudes to copyright and digital distribution. (The quoted material in this article is taken from those interviews.)

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Melissa de Zwart
About the Author
Melissa de Zwart is a Professor at Adelaide Law School at University of Adelaide. Melissa is an expert in legal issues arising from use of digital technology, ranging from intellectual property to privacy and surveillance.