453. T Curnow 24th July 2013 Dear Australian Law Reform Commission, I wish to make the following submission to the ALRC Review of Copyright and the Digital Economy– Education Statutory Licence Focus as a literary agent for Content Creators and as a Copyright Owner myself of my late father’s poetry. In my case I represent some well known Australian and New Zealand writers and illustrators like Ruth Park, , who make a living out of creating unique work subject to copyright, as did my late father, the distinguished New Zealand poet and critic Allen Curnow from the 1930s-2001. He also worked as a journalist for 20 years. I have been a literary agent in Sydney for over 40 years and in the past have represented some of writers over a range from Australia’s finest novelists to playwrights to writers for children e.g. Patrick White, Ray Lawler, , Donald Horne, D’Arcy Niland, Gabrielle Lord, Geoffrey Dutton, Peter Goldsworthy, Robin Klein, C.J. Koch, Dame Mary Durack, David Malouf, Patricia Wrightson, Don Dunstan, Nancy Wake, Anne Deveson, Tom Keneally, poets A.D. Hope and Rosemary Dobson and many others over a long career.. They all write and develop work from nothing, using their own time, creative skills and knowledge and what is produced is their intellectual property and something of real value. They OWN the copyright in their original material and expect those who wish use it to pay for such usage anywhere in the world, in any language and via any platform be it in print form, digital, musical, dramatic or operatic. The time and skill brought to the creation of any piece of writing and published work is not something produced to be given away free of charge. All creators whether they are writers, artists or even inventors
453. T Curnow 24th July 2013 Dear Australian Law Reform Commission, I wish to make the following submission to the ALRC Review of Copyright and the Digital Economy– Education Statutory Licence Focus as a literary agent for Content Creators and as a Copyright Owner myself of my late father’s poetry. In my case I represent some well known Australian and New Zealand writers and illustrators like Ruth Park, , who make a living out of creating unique work subject to copyright, as did my late father, the distinguished New Zealand poet and critic Allen Curnow from the 1930s-2001. He also worked as a journalist for 20 years. I have been a literary agent in Sydney for over 40 years and in the past have represented some of Australia’s finest writers over a range from novelists to playwrights to writers for children e.g. Patrick White, Ray Lawler, , Donald Horne, D’Arcy Niland, Gabrielle Lord, Geoffrey Dutton, Peter Goldsworthy, Robin Klein, C.J. Koch, Dame Mary Durack, David Malouf, Patricia Wrightson, Don Dunstan, Nancy Wake, Anne Deveson, Tom Keneally, poets A.D. Hope and Rosemary Dobson and many others over a long career.. They all write and develop work from nothing, using their own time, creative skills and knowledge and what is produced is their intellectual property and something of real value. They OWN the copyright in their original material and expect those who wish use it to pay for such usage anywhere in the world, in any language and via any platform be it in print form, digital, musical, dramatic or operatic. The time and skill brought to the creation of any piece of writing and published work is not something produced to be given away free of charge. All creators whether they are writers, artists or even inventors