February 1, 2011
We extend our congratulations to Copyright Agency member Professor Ronald C McCallum, who was named Senior Australian of the Year 2011 at a ceremony in Canberra on 26 January. Professor McCallum teaches labour law and litigation law at the University of Sydney. He is the first totally blind person to have been appointed to a full […]
January 31, 2011
A number of Copyright Agency members were recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) and Member of the Order of Australia (AM) awards announced by the Governor General in Canberra on 26 January. We extend our congratulations to the members below and commend them on their achievements. Medal (OAM) of the Order of […]
December 16, 2010
On 14 December 2010, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy released a draft Terms of Reference for a Convergence Review to be held in 2011. What is ‘convergence’? Over the past 15 years, there has been a range of technological developments in telecommunications, radio, television and the internet. Although […]
December 15, 2010
The Copyright Agency extends congratulations to members Bill Condon and Lorraine Marwood who received awards in the young adult fiction and the children’s fiction categories. Bill Condon, a longstanding Copyright Agency member, won for his work Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God. Judges commented on the work saying that it is a ‘poignant, funny […]
December 7, 2010
Well known Australian illustrator and Copyright Agency member Norman Hetherington has passed away on 6 December 2010, aged 89. Norman was the man behind Australia’s longest-running Children’s television series, Mr Squiggle, and the character of the same name that appeared on the show. Norman was on air for just over 40 years from July 1959 […]
December 7, 2010
Australian children’s book author and Copyright Agency member Christopher Cheng recently received the ‘Member of the Year’ award from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). The award is in recognition of Christopher’s contribution as the SCBWI’s Co-Regional Coordinator for Australia – particularly his work in creating a presence for the Australian and […]
December 2, 2010
Melbourne-based animator and Copyright Agency member, Shaun Tan’s short film The Lost Thing has been named on the shortlist for the best animated short Academy Award. In offering our congratulations to Shaun, Rightsholder Relations Manager Eloise Nolan, said “Shaun Tan is an exceptional man. As an illustrator, an author and now as an animation director – […]
November 26, 2010
The Copyright Agency’s members voted to increase the amount which may be allocated to CAL’s Cultural Fund at the Annual General Meeting in Sydney on 25 November. The increase will take the Cultural Fund allocation from 1% to 1.5% of the company’s income receipts from licensing fees and interest. Based on 2009-10’s income receipts this […]
