There is also a question about the effect such a distinction will have on the operation of the inter-library loan system. Further, for-profit libraries would be unable to rely upon the preservation provision, begging the question of whether many historically and culturally valuable works currently in such collections will be lost as a result. Yes, the digital environment is a whole 'New World'. Yes, it has given us all pause to rethink the values and legal structures that shape our commercial, educational and social environments. And yes, perhaps our fundamental understandings of ownership and creativity have changed forever.
Innovation is born of innovation.
Creators look to those who have gone before them to derive inspiration and fully realise the potential of their own dream or goal. To lock away works without providing any access to users, except through purchase of a digital key, slams a door in the face of artistry. The balance between protection of works for copyright owners and access to these works for copyright users must be maintained in the digital environment. In a brave new world, the power of information as a generator of income streams must never overshadow the power of information to generate creativity and disseminate knowledge. She is a Bachelor of Arts, has an Honours degree in Law from the ANU and is the author of a book about the Miss Australia Quest, to be published in March.