Review of 2014 copyright changes: guide for libraries and archives

Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is conducting a post-implementation review (PIR) of the 2014 changes to copyright law, and has published a call for evidence, which closes on 10 April 2019. This guidance from LACA provides support to libraries and archives in responding to this call. Call …

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Response to BIS Committee for the Hargreaves Review

Response to the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee Inquiry into the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property. (August 2011) The Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance's submission to the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee Inquiry into the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property contains comments on the recommendations made by the review. It covers: using evidence to drive …

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2014 changes to UK copyright law

Read about the 2014 copyright law reforms and what they mean in practice. CILIP and LACA have strongly supported the Government’s reform to copyright laws and we are delighted that the majority of these became law on 1 June 2014.  These are: The Copyright and Rights in Performances (Disability) Regulations 2014 The Copyright and Rights …

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Consultation on copyright

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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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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