Public Affairs
“Our aim is to provide an effective, authoritative and representative voice for the copyright community”
The BCC prides itself on achieving consensus amongst its members.
Members are encouraged to review and debate proposals for legislative change in the field of copyright and related rights. Discussions on specific issues take place either in the full Council or in delegated Working Groups. From these discussions the Council’s views are developed and further member consultation takes place before final approval is sought.
The Council responds to proposals or consultations initiated by the British Government, Directorate Generals of the European Commission or Parliament and at International level by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). However, it also responds to papers produced by other interest groups and in some cases the BCC has been pro-active in making recommendations or urging action on Government and other policymakers.
The Council’s policy archive includes papers from 1999. Current policy documents include 'live' issues as well as all papers from 2009. The archives includes all other papers.
