The Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance's response to the Intellectual Property Office's consultation on amendments to UK copyright law. (March 2012) Background In December 2011 the Government launched a consultation seeking views on its proposals for implementing a number of the recommendations relating to copyright that had been accepted in its response to the Hargreaves …
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Digital Copyright Exchange feasibility study
The Libraries and Archive Copyright Alliance's response to the Digital Copyright Exchange Feasibility Study. (February 2012) Background In November 2011 Richard Hooper was appointed to lead a feasibility study on developing a Digital Copyright Exchange (DCE) in the UK. The aim of a DCE is to streamline the licensing process for low- to-medium-value usage of …
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Hargreaves’ Review of Intellectual Property and Growth
The Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance's responses to the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth, an independent review of the UK’s copyright framework. (March 2011) Background The Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth was an independent review of the UK’s copyright framework, chaired by Professor Ian Hargreaves. It was commissioned in November 2010 …
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Hargreaves implementation
LACA and CILIP actively support the Government endorsed recommendations for copyright reform outlined in the 2011 Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property. This page includes letters, press releases and briefings relating to the implementation of these recommendations. Letter to the IPO about the repeal of Section 52 (December 2015) LACA and Universities UK wrote to Dr …
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