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senate vote 2009-10-27#2
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Parallel Import Restrictions on Books- Motions - Parallel Import Restrictions on Books - Territorial copyright protection
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<p pwmotiontext="moved">That the Senate:<dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>notes that:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>the experience from around the world does not support claims from the Productivity Commission and others that removing territorial copyright protection would reduce the market price for books, and</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>there is ample evidence that removing territorial copyright protection would hurt Australia’s writers, publishers and printers, damaging both Australia’s culture and economy; and</dd></dl></dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>calls on the Government to abandon the plans, inherited from the Howard Government, to remove or restrict territorial copyright protection for books.</dd></dl></p>- The majority voted against the [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2009-10-27.59.2) introduced by Greens Senator [Christine Milne](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/christine_milne) and Greens Senator [Scott Ludlam](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/scott_ludlam).
- ### Wording of the motion
- > *That the Senate—*
- > *(a) notes that:*
- >> *(i) the experience from around the world does not support claims from the Productivity Commission and others that removing territorial copyright protection would reduce the market price for books, and*
- >> *(ii) there is ample evidence that removing territorial copyright protection would hurt Australia’s writers, publishers and printers, damaging both Australia’s culture and economy; and*
- > *(b) calls on the Government to abandon the plans, inherited from the Howard Government, to remove or restrict territorial copyright protection for books.*
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