A report showing how millions of “orphan works” are prevented from being available online has become the latest call to the government and policy makers to look again at existing copyright act
Restrictive digital copyright rules could backfire, warns Lynne Brindley
The UK’s esteem for the business value of intellectual property (IP) makes it one of the world’s top five nations for IP competitiveness, according to a study by law firm Taylor Wessing.
Consultation aims for stronger rules to end “unacceptable practice”
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published the review of the strengths and weaknesses of the directive after it commissioned RAND Europe to conduct the study amid growing fears that the current Directive is out-dated and too bureaucratic
The Home Office is running a public consultation until August 7, 2009 about how the government should handle the DNA evidence
The Home Office has moved away from its original plan of a centralised database for storing everyone’s email, social networking and other web activity. Instead, it wants all communications service providers to hold data required by the public authorities.
Council acts after disc is lost
The government welcomed the Justice Committee’s endorsement of Christopher Graham as the next Information Commissioner. It also noted the Committe's recommendation that appropriate steps must be taken to enable the IC resolve the backlog of freedom of information cases
UK in EU hot water over Phorm’s controversial online advertising system
ASA man to replace Richard Thomas
Scorpions cover causes mayhem
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Companies Act's final flourish
The delivery of the final instalment of the Companies Act in October will push business information in the UK into the 21st century
Let's be creative about copyright
It’s time to rip up our obsolescent IP model
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