<div>Thanks for that Mark, I'll try and make it as well-rounded as I can. </div>
<div>May I also say , I have been using your website since when I was on teaching rounds in uni, so on behalf of many inexperienced IT teachers <strong>thank you!</strong><br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Mark Kelly <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au">kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">Hi Monica. All amendments to the copyright act are referred to by "Copyright Act 1968" [similar applies to amendments of the Privacy Act].<br>
<br>They won't ask questions about the copyright amendment act, only 'the copyright act' because the glossary defines the legislation relevant to ITA.<br><br>(Three cheers for the glossary again. Who says we don't need it?)<br>
<br>So, in theory, the examiners COULD ask a question about a recent amendment because it would fit within 'The Copyright Act 1968'.<br><br>But would they ask a specific question about a recent amendment?<br><br>IMO, the examiners are very unlikely to be so specific or up-to-date with their copyright question(s). After all, many kids don't even know it's illegal to copy commercial DVDs or download album torrents, let alone little changes made to the law recently (e.g. timeshifting; converting purchased music to a new format to play it on a portable player etc.)<br>
<br>The ITA textbooks probably will have been written before the 2006 amendment (my book was) so they would not refer to recent amendments.<br><br>Having said that, I bet the exam asks specifically whether timeshifting is legal or not :-(<br>
<br>Cheers<br>Mark
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<div class="h5"><br><br>Monica Njoroge wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">Hi all<br>I'm Monica, first time teaching IT Apps.<br>Sorry to ask this again Mark but just to be clear does that mean that the<br>
Copyright Amendment Act *2006* is examinable. I can't find anything in the<br>glossary.<br><br>Kind regards<br>Monica<br><br>On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Mark Kelly<<a href="mailto:kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au</a>><br>
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<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">Amendments (e.g. Digital Agenda Amendment) are subsumed into the parent<br>acts. The glossary defines which laws are examinable.<br>
<br>And thanks for the link - very handy!<br><br>Colin SUTTON wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">Hi all<br><br>Anyone know whether the EoY Exam will test specifically the Copyright<br>Amendment Act 2006? Or are the amendments ignored in the exam?<br>
<br><br><br></blockquote></blockquote><a href="http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/agd.nsf/Page/Copyright_IssuesandReviews_CopyrightAmendmentAct2006" target="_blank">http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/agd.nsf/Page/Copyright_IssuesandReviews_CopyrightAmendmentAct2006</a><br>
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<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">There are useful *Copyright Amendment Act 2006 - Fact sheets* available<br></blockquote></blockquote>by<br>
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