The Archive
:: February 2009
UK launches informal consultation on the future of copyright
3 February 2009 - 3:14pm - Elizabeth Campetti
On 16 December 2008 the UK Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills launched an informal consultation on the future direction of copyright. The aim of the consultation is to build on the Gower’s Report released in 2006 and ensure that the copyright system properly supports creative industries in the UK in the light of digital developments over the last decade. With the current debate on online piracy and the liability of ISPs for peer to peer file sharing being pursued by rights holders in the UK and globally, it will be interesting to see how the results of this consultation are used to shape the UK Government’s policy towards online copyright infringements. read more »
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