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Announcing the review, attorney-general Nicola Roxon said: "The Gillard Government is determined to get the balance right between providing incentives for creators and innovators and encouraging new opportunities within a digital economy including via the National Broadband Network.
"The inquiry will consider whether the exceptions in the Federal Copyright Act are adequate and appropriate in the fast paced digital environment."
She added: "Professor McKeough's expertise in intellectual property, consumer protection and commercial law, make her eminently qualified to lead this in-depth review of the Copyright Act.
McKeough was appointed to her current role in 2005 and is also chair of the Council of Australian Law Deans. According to the AG, "Professor McKeough is an experienced researcher, writer and conference presenter, who is widely published. She has written and taught primarily in intellectual property (copyright, designs, patents, trademarks, confidential information, biotechnology and indigenous cultural heritage) as well as torts, commercial law, legal systems and legal history."
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