The Copyright Society of Australia Inc is a non-profit organisation whose members are people with an interest in copyright. The purpose of the CSA is to provide a forum for education, discussion and exchange of ideas and information about copyright issues.

The Copyright Society is based in Sydney, but has members from around Australia and overseas. The members include lawyers, staff of copyright-related organisations, government officials, academics and students.

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MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

The Society has a management committee comprised of up to 20 members, each of whom are elected annually.  The management committee comprising an Executive Committee (President, Vice-President, Secretary & Treasurer) and other members who sit of sub-committees to deliver the functions of the Copyright Society for its members.

Currently we have 5 sub-committees:

  • Events co-chaired by James Lawrence and Luke Hawthorne
  • Communications chaired by Kaelah Ford
  • Copyright Reporter co-chaired by Joel Barrett and Ben McDermott
  • Symposia chaired by Alida Stanley
  • Young Lawyers chaired by Emma Johnsen

Annual General Meetings

The Copyright Society of Australia holds the Annual General Meeting during March each year. The Management Committee executive members and members are elected at the time.

All members are welcome to attend.

NEXT AGM - March 2024

Have Question?

Please contact us at info@copyright.asn.au if you have any questions about our governance and/or if you are interested in joining the management committee.

2023 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS

  • Alida Stanley
    Alida Stanley President
  • Emma Johnsen
    Emma Johnsen Vice-President

    Marque Lawyers

  • Sarah Kelshaw
    Sarah Kelshaw Secretary

    OneMusic

  • James Lawrence
    James Lawrence Treasurer

    Addisons

  • Joel Barrett
    Joel Barrett Member

    Allens

  • Alasdair Doctor​​
    Alasdair Doctor​​ Member

    Banki Haddock Fiora

  • Adam Flynn
    Adam Flynn Member

    Australian Digital Health Agency

  • Kaelah Ford
    Kaelah Ford Member

    Canva

  • Alexandra George
    Alexandra George Member

    University of New South Wales

  • Luke Hawthorne
    Luke Hawthorne Member

    King & Wood Mallesons

  • Imogen Loxton
    Imogen Loxton Member

    Ashurst

  • Ben McDermott
    Ben McDermott Member
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  • Zeina Milicevic
    Zeina Milicevic Member

    MinterEllison

  • Damian Rinaldi
    Damian Rinaldi Member
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  • Rebecca Smith
    Rebecca Smith Member
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  • Anna Spies
    Anna Spies Member

    Arts Law Centre of Australia

  • Claudia Wallman
    Claudia Wallman Member

    Spotify

  • Annie Watts
    Annie Watts Member

    MinterEllison

  • Ralph Peer
    Ralph Peer Member

    peermusic

WHAT WE DO

EVENTS

The Society runs a number of events (generally between four and six a year) on a variety of copyright-related topics. READ MORE…

SYMPOSIA

The Copyright Society of Australia hosts the Copyright Law & Practice Symposium every two years. READ MORE…

COPYRIGHT REPORTER

The CSA publishes the Copyright Reporter.   Copyright Reporter issues contain articles, case notes, and other information about copyright. READ MORE…

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