Professor Michael Fraser AM : President

Michael Fraser is a Professor of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) and Director of the Communications Law Centre, UTS. He is a Principal of Fraser Consulting and was Chief Executive Officer of Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) for twenty one years. Professor Fraser is a founding director of Australian, foreign and international copyright management companies and organisations. He is influential in changing policy and practice in Australia and internationally, to develop copyright and commerce for creators and the content industries, as well as media and communications policy in the public interest. Professor Fraser is a frequent contributor to government policy formulation and reviews in Australia and internationally and speaks regularly at national and international conferences and seminars. He was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2010 for service to the arts, particularly through the promotion of the interests and rights of Australian authors and artisans.