SCHOLARSHIP, INTELLECTUAL OWNERSHIP AND THE LAW
Canberra, 15–16 July 1999

This symposium was hosted by the National Academies Forum and the National Library of Australia. Papers are listed below. Each is linked to a summary, and some are also available in full. Click on speakers' names for a short CV.

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Contents

Aims of the symposium

Ownership, intellectual ownership and intellect
Professor Malcolm Gillies, President, National Academies Forum
Summary
Full paper (RTF)

Background and scene-setting

International issues related to intellectual ownership, the biota and indigenous peoples
Henrietta Fourmile, Centre for Indigenous History and the Arts, University of Western Australia
Summary

The myths of creation
Ian David, screenwriter
Summary

Key issues in intellectual property policy and management
Dr Kay Daniels, Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Summary

Panel outlining problems and constraints

Issues in the humanities
Professor Tony Coady, Centre for Philosophy and Public Issues, University of Melbourne
Summary

Issues in the sciences: Scientists realising their (economic) potential  
Professor Sue Serjeantson, President-elect of FASTS
Summary
Full paper (RTF)

Intellectual property in the social sciences: ownership, copyright, uses, costs
Professor Peter Spearritt, National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University
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Issues in the technological sciences 
Dr Colin Adam, CSIRO Minerals and Energy Alliance and Commercial
Summary
Powerpoint slides (RTF)

Discussion

Cultural property – Creators and consumers

The indigenous knowledge industry
Henrietta Fourmile, Centre for Indigenous History and the Arts, University of Western Australia
Summary

To write or to link? From garret to global marketplace
Dale Spender, Australian Society of Authors
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Interactive copyright: The clash between taste and technology
Mara Bún, Australian Consumers Association
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Discussion

Access to information

Availability of scientific data and information
Dr John Zillman, Bureau of Meteorology
Summary

The role of copyright in facilitating access and delivering incentives to creators and publishers in the online economy
Virginia Morrison, Australian Copyright Council
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Maintaining a balance between the rights of authors and the larger public interest in the digital environment
Annabelle Herd, Australian Digital Alliance
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Janus: Towards a business framework and infrastructure to support access to research information
Alex Byrne, Northern Territory University
Summary
Powerpoint slides

Discussion

Ownership and the biota

Patenting human genetic information – Legal issues  
Dianne Nicol, Dobson Mitchell and Allport
Summary
Full paper (RTF)


A perspective on university-industry interaction in bioprospecting for new pharmaceuticals 
Dr Ron King, Griffith University
Summary

Intellectual ownership and wealth creation

Licensing – The path to turning research into income
Anne Trimmer, Deacons Graham and James
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Intellectual property management: Case studies from CSIRO
Julian Land, Principal Commercial Advisor, CSIRO
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Summation

Summary of main issues and focus on future action 
Professor Mark Armstrong, Media and Telecommunications Policy Group, RMIT University
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Full paper (RTF)

Discussion

The National Academies Forum and the National Library of Australia are grateful to IP Australia and the Commonwealth Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts as sponsors of the symposium, and to Screenrights, the Australian Copyright Council, the Australian Consumers Association, the Northern Territory University, the University of Melbourne, Griffith University, the University of Western Australia, the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Dobson Mitchell & Allport for supporting speakers to attend.