ESSAY PLAN
Australia’s needs in the internet age are not being met by current copyright law. Discuss.
INTRODUCTION
• Re-word the statement about current copy right laws in Australia not being met by our current updates in the internet.
• Clearly state my argument
• Define what copyright is and refer to legislation.
• Explain the previous and current internet age
• Identify the issues in Australia due to copyright laws and the internet
• Briefly mention the journal articles or books to support the argument
BODY PARAGRAPH 1 (COPYRIGHT LAWS)
• Discuss the current copyright laws
• Discuss the previous copyright laws
• Compare the differences
• Have they met our current internet age? Are they kept updated?
• Refer to a journal article for evidence
• Explain how the article is related to the topic sentence.
BODY PARAGRAPH 2 (TECHNOLOGY)
• Copyright issues with electronic media
• Electronic media has stretched copyright rules
• Harder to restrict from the internet
• Refer to the Copyright Act 1968 which was amended
• Copyright Amendment Act 2006
• Refer to a journal article for evidence of copyright issues and technology
• Explain how the article is related to the topic sentence
BODY PARAGRAPH 3 (SOCIAL)
• Moral rights
• Protects the reputations of those who initially created the work so those who alter it don’t take credit for the original.
• How these laws protect us
• Why they are so important to have
• Discuss of imports of moral rights in relation to copy right
• Refer to a journal article in relation to moral rights and copyright
• Explain how the article is related to the topic sentence
CONCLUSION
• Therefore/In conclusion
• With the use of different journal articles we have found that Australia’s current internet age is no...
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