Government plans to improve UK's copyright laws. Proposals to modernise the copyright system and remove unnecessary barriers to growth were unveiled by the Government today.
The consultation, which follows up the recommendations in the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth, is part of a wider programme of work from government that includes action to tackle online infringement of copyright and to make sure the copyright system best encourages the creation and use of music, books, video and other copyright material. The proposals include: Creating an exception to allow limited acts of private copying - for example making it legal to copy a CD to an MP3 player.
This move will bring copyright law into line with modern technology and the reasonable expectations of consumers.Widening the exception for non-commercial research to allow data mining, enabling researchers to achieve new medical and scientific advances from existing research. Minister for Intellectual Property Baroness Wilcox said: Still images, moving images and sound advice. The rights clearance process.