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UK Government Order Review of IP Rights

Posted by Hemos on from the changing-of-the-mind-&-guard dept.

quaker5567 writes "The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, has ordered an independent review of intellectual property rights in the UK. The review will be led by Andrew Gowers, formerly the editor of London newspaper The Financial Times. The review will look into the awarding of IP rights to business, the complexity of current laws and the extent of "fair use" in the current law. Importantly, the review will also examine whether the current term of copyright protection (70 years after the author's death) is appropriate. Andrew Gowers recently criticised the print industry for not realising the true power of the digital platform, comparing them to a record company which specialises in vinyl."

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  1. The vinyl curtain by kahei · · Score: 3, Funny


    Now, to be fair, there are many very interesting record companies that specialize in vinyl. In the same way, I'm sure there will be small but interesting paper book companies decades from now :)

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  2. Re:Can we guess the outcome? by dwandy · · Score: 1, Funny

    Close ... it will be CowboyNeal's descendants (after the hostile take-over) ... not yours.

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  3. Re:From the article: by Sheridan · · Score: 2, Funny
    The whole "IP IS EVIL, DESTROY IP" slant on Slashdot aside.
    But IP is evil - IPv6 doubly so.
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  4. Re:From the article: by Turn-X+Alphonse · · Score: 2, Funny

    "sensible" is not a word labour understands..

    "We need ID cards! It'll make us safer" "but no one wants them, they've shown no benefits what so ever and they're going to cost a bomb!" "But they'll stop terrorism!" "NO. THEY. WON'T." "Shut up! We'll buy another report which says they will! That'll show you!"

    Please don't use common sense in this matter.. it's not a good idea.

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