Jessica Coates

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Prior to assuming her role as Project Manager of the Creative Commons Clinic, Jessica Coates spent most of the last decade as a copyright and communications policy officer at the Commonwealth Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA). She worked primarily in DCITA’s Intellectual Property Branch, where she played a major role in the development and implementation of copyright reform, including the Digital Agenda Amendments and the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement. She also worked on the ABC and SBS policy with the National Broadcasting Section, and on IT usage by museums with the Collections Development Branch. Jessica has a Bachelor of Laws from the Australian National University, and is currently undertaking a Masters in e-Law with Melbourne University.