25 June, 2016
AWG and AWGACS were encouraged to receive overwhelming support for their case for fair remuneration from the international association Writers & Directors Worldwide (WDW).WDW gave its wholehearted backing to the AWG and AWGACS in both their battle for fairness against Screenrights and their opposition to the recommendations by the Productivity Commission that Australia’s copyright protections should be watered down by the introduction of a US-style “fair use” provision. Read full statement here:WDW supports Australian creatorsThe Australian Writers’ Guild acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future traditional custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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