A Comparative Study of the Legal Frameworks and Protection of Digital Content in the United Arab Emirates and Australia in Relation to the Practice of Blocking Digital Content on the Basis of Location (Geo-Blocking) and its Associated Circumvention Technologies : Table 3

Table 3: Summary of Submissions made to the Senate Committee for the Copyright Legislation Amendment (Fair Go For Fair Use) Bill 2013.

No.	Submitter	Support for the Bill			Addressed
No.	Submitter	Yes	No	Unclear	TPM	GeoBlock	GeoCode
1	Home Loan Experts			✔
2	Ms Judith Rodriguez AM		✔
3	Australian Institute of Architects		✔
4	Australian Film and TV Bodies		✔		✔	✔	✔
5	Australian Directors Guild		✔
6	Screenrights		✔
7	BSA The Software Alliance		✔		✔
8	Stuart Alexander and Co Pty Ltd			✔
9	Australian Communications Consumer	✔				✔	✔
10	Australian Content Industry Group		✔
11	Australian Content Industry Group		✔		✔
12	Unavailable
13	Joint Media Organisations		✔
14	Interactive Games and Entertainment		✔		✔		✔
15	Australian Recording Industry (ARIA)		✔		✔
16	Foxtel		✔
17	Mr John Geremin			✔
18	Australasian Music Publishers			✔
19	Australian Society of authors		✔
20	SBS Corporation		✔
21	Free TV Australia		✔
22	Copyright Agency/Viscopy		✔
23	Ms Nell C Rundle	✔			✔
24	Australian Digital Alliance and Libraries	✔			✔
25	Arts Law Centre of Australia			✔	✔		✔
26	APRA/AMCOS			✔
27	Australian Copyright Council		✔		✔
28	National Copyright Unit (Education)			✔	✔		✔
29	Universities Australia	✔
	Total (n = 28)	4	17	7	10	5	5