Works of historical importance and ones that help tell New Zealand's national story could be made more accessible under a proposed change to copyright laws.

The government wants to give museums, libraries, galleries and archives greater flexibility to create digital copies of work to preserve them and make them available online.

Museums Aotearoa Co-chair David Reeves, Tumu Whakarae Chief Executive at Auckland Museum, spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss on 04 June.

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