An opinion piece by Professor Fitzgerald, entitled “It’s vital to sort out ownership of ideas” appeared in the Higher Education Section of The Australian newspaper on Wednesday February 27.
Professor Fitgerald warns that innovation could suffer unless we bring copyright law into the 21st century.
“In an increasingly digital, communicative and networked environment, we need to manage copyright strategically, as it is critical to the success and competitiveness of Australia as a laboratory for innovation. That will mean changing the law to some extent but, more significantly and less controversially, it will mean reconstructing some of the key policies around information management in the publicly funded sector,” writes Professor Fitzgerald.
The full article is available online here.
