Table of Contents
Membership of the Committee
Abbreviations
Preface
Progress and Referral of the Bill
Scope of the Inquiry
Conduct of the Inquiry
Structure of the Committee's Report
Acknowledgment
CHAPTER 1
THE AUSTRALIAN RECORDED MUSIC INDUSTRY - AN OVERVIEW
Introduction
Industry structure and income
Economic significance
Recorded music in Australia
CHAPTER 2
BACKGROUND TO THE BILL
Introduction
Copyright
Copyright and recorded music
Parallel imports
Previous consideration of the proposal in Australia
Consideration of the proposal overseas
CHAPTER 3
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL
Introduction
Objectives
The import restriction
Removal of the import restriction
New statutory defence
Penalties
CHAPTER 4
MATTERS RAISED DURING THE INQUIRY
Introduction
The relationship of the Bill to the TRIPs agreement
Benefits for consumers
Effect on Australian recording artists
Effect on Australian composers
Effect on Australian music
Effect on Australian culture
Effect on Australian record manufacturers
Effect on Australian record retailers
Piracy
`Reversal' of the onus of proof
Restricting imports as an industry policy
CHAPTER 5
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Introduction
Competition
The import monopoly and consumers
The Australian music industry
Composers
The relationship of the Bill to the TRIPs agreement
CD manufacturers
CD retailers
Piracy
Recommendations
Minority Report
Labor Senators Hon Nick Bolkus - Jim McKiernan -
Shayne Murphy
Dissenting Report
Australian Democrats
Additional Comments
Senator B. Cooney
Appendix 1
INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS THAT PROVIDED THE COMMITTEE WITH SUBMISSIONS
Appendix 2
WITNESSES WHO APPEARED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
Appendix 3
CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE ROYAL NORWEGIAN EMBASSY, CANBERRA AND THE
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA