UK Copyright Reform

K. Erickson, M. Kretschmer and D. Mendis – Copyright and the Economic Effects of Parody

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K. Erickson, M. Kretschmer and D. Mendis – Copyright and the Economic Effects of Parody (London: Intellectual Property Office; 2013), 1-34 This UKIPO Commissioned Report provides a summary of the empirical and legal findings and analyses their relevance for copyright policy. Download the Report here.

Open Standards in Government IT

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The Cabinet Office has commissioned an independent study on the costs and benefits of introducing an open standards policy for software interoperability, data and document formats in government IT requirements. Academics from the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management (CIPPM) at Bournemouth University have prepared a review of the evidence on the competition and… Read more » about Open Standards in Government IT

BU Academics launch Copyright User Portal in London

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A BETA version of the ‘Copyright User Portal’, funded by Bournemouth University’s Fusion Investment Fund (awarded 2012) was launched at the Law Society of England & Wales on 2 July 2013.  The main event of the day was the launch of the UK Intellectual Property Office’sCommissioned Report on Copyright and Orphan Works co-authored by academics from CIPPM,… Read more » about BU Academics launch Copyright User Portal in London

Changes to UK Copyright Law

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In 2011, the government initiated the Hargreaves Review; an independent review of intellectual property, carried out by Professor Ian Hargreaves. The UK government is now considering making changes to the existing Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (CDPA 1988). CIPPM has created a series of short videos to explore some of these proposals and the arguments on both… Read more » about Changes to UK Copyright Law