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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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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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 …
Educators ask for a better copyright (January 2018) COMMUNIA sent a joint letter to all MEPs working on copyright reform. The letter is an urgent request to improve the education exception in the proposal for a Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market. It is supported by LACA and 32 other organisations representing schools, …
Advocacy in relation to international copyright policy and the work of the World Intellectual Property Organisation Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights. Ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty (February 2014) The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities 2013 is an internationally binding UN/WIPO treaty …
Technology has transformed universitites, public libraries, education and the economy. University and public library resources are used to support learning. Their services improve digital literacy, support online creativity and promote the government agenda of digital inclusion. The briefing explains the impact of the Digital Economy Act on libraries.The briefing helps library and information professionals in …
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