UK Think Tank Calls For Fair Use Of Your Own CDs

jweatherley writes "The BBC reports that a UK think tank, the Institute for Public Policy Research, has called for the legalization of format shifting. In a report commissioned by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, they state that copyright laws are out of date, and that people should have a 'private right to copy' which would allow them to legally copy their own CDs and DVDs on to home computers, laptops and phones. The report goes on to say that: 'it is not the music industry's job to decide what rights consumers have. That is the job of government.' The report also argues that there is no evidence the current 50-year copyright term is insufficient. The UK music industry is campaigning to extend the copyright term in sound recordings to 95 years."

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Re:I see just one problem

[TheEvilOverlord]

Tell me about it... I made the same point when I submitted this story yesterday but it got rejected... typical.

I knew this would make it onto /. and I was shocked when it was rejected... and 12 hours later here it is, and I expect to see a dupe, just to add insult to injury...

Feel my pain :'-(