3rd Aug 2011
In a press conference, hosted at the British Library, the government has announced its acceptance of the findings of the Hargreaves report and has released its plans to revise intellectual property legislation.
The proposed changes are intended to update the law in line with the modern digital age, removing unnecessary restrictions, provide additional support for creative individuals and is estimated to provide a potential benefit to the UK economy of between £5-8 billion.
The accepted proposals include:
- Fair dealing exceptions to be updated in line with EU law, principally:
- To permit format shifting.
- To permit performing artists to parody someone else’s work.
- To allow researchers to use text and data mining techniques.
- Introduction of a digital market place where licences in copyright content can be bought and sold.
- To provide licensing and clearance procedures for works with unknown copyright owners.
Full documents can be accessed via the IPO website via the following links:
News items
3rd August 2011: Government acceptance of Hargreaves report.
30th March 2011: Denial of service attempt - inaccurate media reports.
6th June 2009: Sponsorship of the Marie Curie Daffodil Theatre Awards.
7th May 2009: Partnership with the British Library.
6th March 2009: Support for British Library courses.
15th January 2009: International Maestro now accepted.
23rd May 2008: Upgrades to our network.
25th September 2007: Greater convenience and security for online registrants.
1st February 2007: Online renewal and ordering launched.
14th March 2006: Registered notice labels launched.
28th February 2006: American Express cards accepted.
14th June 2005: Online registration updates launched.
18th May 2005: Online registration launched.
1st August 2004: Registration updates launched.
28th May 2004: New web site launch.
6th April 2004: Copyright Witness - The international face of the UK Copyright Service.
