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                Date: 2001-03-07
                 
                 
                AU: Wo der Copyright-Wahnsinn tobt
                
                 
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      Unter dem "Digital Agenda Act" ist es in Australien ab sofort   
nur dann erlaubt, E-Mails weiterzuleiten, wenn es der  
Absender ausdrücklich gestattet. Wer das Copyright des  
Absenders verletzt, dem droht eine hohe Geldstrafe oder bis  
zu fünf Jahre Gefängnis.  
 
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relayed by 
Franz -STAR- Starhan <starhan@gmx.net>  
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Sharing e-mail banned by law By SIMON KEARNEY 04mar01 
 
FORWARDING an e-mail to friends, family or colleagues  
without permission from the sender is illegal from today and  
could result in severe penalties. 
 
New laws set out maximum penalties of five years' jail or  
fines of $60,000. 
 
The illegality stems from breaching the copyright held by the  
person who originally wrote the e-mail. 
 
An estimated five million or more e-mails are forwarded each  
day around the nation. 
 
Attorney-General Daryl Williams QC has warned Australians  
that they could be breaking the law, if they continue to  
forward e-mails from today. 
 
"It's quite possible that the forwarding of an e-mail could be a  
technical infringement of copyright," Mr Williams' legal  
adviser told The Sunday Telegraph. 
 
"E-mailing something is a `communication' under the Digital  
Agenda Act and so is putting something up on a website." 
 
The new measures cover material which already has  
copyright protection -- such as excerpts from books or song  
lyrics -- as well as personal messages. 
 
This means a simple message about office gossip, holiday  
plans or a new romance carries personal copyright and the  
recipient has no right to forward it without permission. 
 
An e-mail sex scandal erupted in Britain last year when  
London lawyer Bradley Chait forwarded a personal e-mail  
from his girlfriend, Claire Swire, to six friends, who in turn  
forwarded the e-mail to others. The e-mail, which described  
his sexual prowess, eventually made its way around the  
world and led to the lawyer being severely disciplined by his  
employer. 
 
Internet Industry Association executive director Peter  
Coroneos said forwarding e-mail had probably always involved  
a technical breach of copyright, adding: "It's a matter of  
whether the authors themselves are likely to be concerned."  
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Mehr davon 
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,1768268%255E421,00.html
                   
 
 
 
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edited by Harkank 
published on: 2001-03-07 
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