http://www.voxpolis.com/2006/ippr-recommend-fair-use-copying-changes/ Politics, culture, surrealism... Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:40:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.voxpolis.com/2006/ippr-recommend-fair-use-copying-changes/#comment-1348 Vox Polis » Blog Archive » BPI lobbies for fair use copying rights Fri, 08 Dec 2006 10:57:08 +0000 http://www.voxpolis.com/2006/ippr-recommend-fair-use-copying-changes/#comment-1348 [...] After the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) last week the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) are the latest organisation to jump on what’s fast becoming a bandwagon of support for fair use copying rights. Taking a slightly different tack the BPI have suggested that fair use could be allowed via an authorization granted by rights holders rather than through a change in the law. The BPI have already announced that they won’t prosecute anyone for copying music from e.g. a CD to an MP3 player. [...] [...] After the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) last week the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) are the latest organisation to jump on what’s fast becoming a bandwagon of support for fair use copying rights. Taking a slightly different tack the BPI have suggested that fair use could be allowed via an authorization granted by rights holders rather than through a change in the law. The BPI have already announced that they won’t prosecute anyone for copying music from e.g. a CD to an MP3 player. [...]

]]> http://www.voxpolis.com/2006/ippr-recommend-fair-use-copying-changes/#comment-1227 Vox Polis » Blog Archive » Good signs from the Gowers Review Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:07:48 +0000 http://www.voxpolis.com/2006/ippr-recommend-fair-use-copying-changes/#comment-1227 [...] The Gowers Review of Intellectual Property has brought the issue of copyright length into prominence in the past couple of months (and brought out swarms of music industry lobbyists).  The BBC reported last night that the review is to recommend that copyright on sound recordings not be extended from the current period of 50 years.  Whilst I am personally in favour of a significantly shorter terms the music industry, figure-headed by the likes of Sir Cliff Richard, had been lobbying for an extension to 95 years so a recommendation of no change does feel like a victory of sorts.  The Review will be published next week as part of the Chancellors pre-budget report. [...] [...] The Gowers Review of Intellectual Property has brought the issue of copyright length into prominence in the past couple of months (and brought out swarms of music industry lobbyists).  The BBC reported last night that the review is to recommend that copyright on sound recordings not be extended from the current period of 50 years.  Whilst I am personally in favour of a significantly shorter terms the music industry, figure-headed by the likes of Sir Cliff Richard, had been lobbying for an extension to 95 years so a recommendation of no change does feel like a victory of sorts.  The Review will be published next week as part of the Chancellors pre-budget report. [...]

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