The Financial Review (2/12) reports that the Senate passed the Federal Government's new copyright laws after backing down on the 'single copy' stipulation of the legislation.
In draft form, the laws allowed for only one permanent copy of any copyrighted material to be kept by consumers. The Apple iPod however, creates a copy on both the user's personal computer as well as the iPod itself.
Justice Minister Chris Ellison conceded that the laws were excessively restrictive. "The amendment will...render legitimate the ordinary use of digital music players", he said.
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