Latest on: Copyright
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Gowers Review: Second stage consultation on copyright exceptions
Published: 25 January 2010In January 2008 the Intellectual Property Office launched the first stage of a two-part consultation about the Gowers recommendations on copyright exceptions, which were intended to improve access to and use of copyright works. It sought feedback on how the recommendations might operate and suggested a number of options.
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Creative Commons publishes report on definition of ‘non-commercial use’
Published: 3 November 2009A report has recently been published by Creative Commons that details the results of a research study into the differences between ‘commercial’ and ‘non-commercial’ use of content found online, as understood by various communities and in relation to a wide variety of content. Creative Commons provides free copyright licences to creators who want to grant …
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Video Recordings Act 1984
Published: 27 August 2009It has been announced that the 1984 Video Recordings Act, which governs the role of the BBFC in classifying and censoring home video releases in the UK, was never referred to the European Parliament and thus cannot be enforced as it was never properly enacted. Julian Petley at Index on Censorship explores its ramifications.
