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Protection of copyright exceptions from override by contract

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Following reforms in 2014, contracts can no longer remove many rights users have in UK copyright law. Here is a short briefing on this important development. Protection of copyright exceptions from override by contractDownload PDF copy of this post One of the most important structural changes to the law in 2014 was to protect copyright …

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International advocacy 2014-2015

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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 …

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