Australia – SUBMISSION TO THE UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
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Australian Copyright Council (ACC) submission to the International Covenenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
The ACC In this submission, contends that:
- the protection of copyright and its related rights is fundamental to the ICESCR; and
- the limitations and exceptions which are inherent to copyright safeguard appropriate access to culture as required under the Convention.
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See also http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/CulturalRights/Pages/impactofintellectualproperty.aspx