Archived policy documents of the British Copyright Council
WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights - 21-24 June 2010 |
Text of intervention from Andrew Yeates on behalf of the British Copyright Council |
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Response to the European Commission's Green Paper "Unlocking the potential of Cultural and Creative Industries" (Brussels, COM (2010) 183) |
British Copyright Council response on copyright and related rights issues covered by DG Culture's Green Paper "Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries" including comments on the Commissions' Communication on "A Digital Agenda for Euro |
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Pre-Commercial Use |
Letter to Nick Munn, Deputy Director of Copyright Policy, Copyright & IP Enforcement Directorate, IPO |
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Taking forward the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property: |
Second Stage Consultation on Copyright Exceptions |
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Creative Content in a European Digital Single Market: Challenges for the Future |
BCC response to the Reflection Document of DG INFSO and DG MARKT |
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WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights - 14-18 December 2009 |
Text of intervention from Andrew Yeates on behalf of the British Copyright Council |
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WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights - 14-18 December 2009 |
Statement from the British Copyright Council relating to Agenda Item 4 - Limitations and Exceptions |
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Moral Rights: Right to be identified as the author or performer |
Response to request for information about the requirement to assert |
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Consultation on the Extension of Public Lending Right to Rights Holders of Books in Non-Print Formats |
The BCC's response |
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Orphan works and other orphan material |
The BCC Proposal |
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Orphan Works: Letter to IPO |
Dated 12 August 2009 |
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Orphan Works: Letter to IPO |
Dated 28 May 2009 |
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Orphan Works: Letter to IPO |
Dated 23 April 2009 |
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Consultation on legislation to address illicit P2P file sharing |
British Copyright Council response |
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Strategic Advisory Body for Intellectual Property Policy |
Strategic Priorities for Copyright |
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Copyright Tribunal Consultation |
BCC response to the Modernisation and Simplication of the Rules of Procedure |
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Public Lending Right |
Letter sent to Rt. Hon. Andy Burnham, MP regarding reductions in PLR spending |
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Ofcom consultation on the potential role of the public service publisher in the digital media age. |
Response to Ofcom consultation on a new approach to public service content in the digital media age. |
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UK-IPO paper - Orphan Works - potential solutions |
Proposal on the points raised in the UK IPO paper “Orphan Works – potential solutions” 23 September 2008 (the UK-IPO paper). Submitted as part of the response to the Green Paper on the Knowledge Economy |
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European Commission Green Paper: Copyright in the Knowledge Economy |
Response to the European Commissions Green Paper: Copyright in the Knowledge Economy, Brussels, COM(2008) 466/3 |
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Gowers Review of Intellectual Property |
Response to the: Taking Forward the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property: Proposed changes to copyright exceptions. |
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Gowers Review of IP |
Initial response to recommendations from the Council's Working Group on Copyright & Technology. |
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Gowers Review Letter to IPO |
Letter to Ceri Witchard, Senior Policy Advisor of UK-IPO picking up on specific issues in response to the Gowers Review consultation |
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Gowers Review of Intellectual Property |
Follow-up submission on the peer-to-peer issue and potential legislative solutions. |
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Digital Britain Interim Report |
Response to the DCMS/BERR – “Digital Britain – the Interim Report” |
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Copyright in a Digital World. What Role for a Digital Rights Agency? |
Response to the DCMS on the consultation on "What Role for a Digital Rights Agency?" |
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Letter to Ian Gibson MP - Copyright Tribunal |
Letter sent to Ian Gibson MP: Work & Operation of the Copyright Tribunal |
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IUSCC - Copyright Tribunal |
Response to the Innovation, Universities & Skills Select Committee inquiry into The Work and Operation of the Copyright Tribunal |
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Copyright Tribunal |
Comments on IPO Recommendations arising from the Review |
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Copyright the Future: Developing a Copyright Agenda for the 21st Century |
Response to the IPO consultation on copyright the future |
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Creative Content Online in the Single Market |
Response to the consultation on Policy/ Regulatory issues arising from the Communication |
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Orphan works and other orphan material: the BCC proposal |
The BCC's reply to points raised in the UK IPO paper 'Orphan works - potential solutions' 23 September 2008 ('the UK IPO paper')' |
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Public Performance Rights - Policy s67-72 |
Response to UK-IPO's consultation on changes to exemptions from public performance rights in sound recordings and performers' rights |
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Policy Submission on Artist's Resale Right |
The Derogation for Deceased Artists |
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European Commission public consultation on the Future of the Internal Market |
Response to the consultation carried out by DG Internal Market |
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Consultation on Innovation: a Strategy for Support |
Response to the Patent Office consultation |
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European Commission Questionnaire on Term of Protection |
Response to the European Commission questionnaire on Term of Protection. The Council's response deals only with co-written musical works. |
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Gowers Review of Intellectual Property |
Follow-up submission on the peer-to-peer issue and potential legislative solutions |
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Review of the Copyright Tribunal |
Response to The Patent Office consultation including proposals for change |
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Gowers Review of Intellectual Property |
Response to the Treasury consultation |
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Legal Protection of Databases |
Response to the European Commission's First Evaluation of Directive 96/9/EC |
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Hague Convention on Commercial Choice of Court |
Response to the consultation by the Department for Constitutional Affairs |
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i2010:Digital Libraries Initiative |
Comments prepared for the European Commission on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and European Ecomonic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, COM(2005) 465 final |
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Digital Rights Management issues inquiry |
Response to the All Party Parliamentary Internet Group |
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WIPO discussions on a Development Agenda |
Preliminary position paper |
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Proposal for a Directive on Enforcement of IPRs |
Letter in response to UK consultation by IPID |
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Proposal for a directive on enforcement of IPRs |
Letter to MEPs |
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Hague proposal for a convention on the choice of court clauses |
Provisional response to E-notice IPPD/57/03 |
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Proposal for a Directive on Enforcement of IPRs |
Further submission sent to members of the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament |
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Rome convention of 1980 on the law applicable to contractual obligations Rome I |
Comments on the Green Paper on the conversion of the Convention into a Community Instrument and its modernisation |
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Copyright & related rights in the information society |
Response to UK consultation on implementation of the information society directive |
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Law applicable to non-contractual obligations - Rome II |
Comments sent to the DTIs Business Law Unit on the EC Consultation |
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Communications Bill |
Brief submission on the draft bill |
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Intellectual Property Rights & Developing Countries |
Response to the consultation by the Department for International Development's Commission on IPRs |
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Competition Act IP Guidelines |
Coments to Office of Fair Trading on draft IP guidelines |
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Protection of the audio visual heritage, television productions |
Letter to Broadcasting Policy Division of the Department for Culture Media & Sport on a protocol to the European convention |
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E Commerce Directive |
Response to consultation document on implementation of E Commerce Directive in the UK |
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Cinematographic & other audiovisual works |
Response to European Commission staff working paper on certain legal aspects relating to cinematographic & other audiovisual works SEC(2001)619 |
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Copyright & related rights in the information society |
Preliminary indication to Copyright Directorate of BCC approach to implementation of Directive 2001/29/EC as pubished in the Office Journal 22 June 2001 |
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European contract law |
Response to communication from the Commission COM(2001) 398 final, Brussels, 11.07.01 |
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Exception to copyright for visually impaired people |
Response to consultation paper issued by the Copyright Directorate |
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Intellectual Property & Human Rights |
Response to the sub-commission on Human Rights Resolution 2000/7 (res. E/CN.4/sub.2/res/2000/7) |
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Legal protection of designs |
Response to consultation paper on UK implementation of Directive 98/71/EC |
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Copyright & related rights in the information society |
Comments on amendments by the Legal Affairs Committee to the Plenary Session of the European Parliament |
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Copyright & related rights in the information society |
Note for MEP's on issues of principal in the Council of Ministers' common position (text 14.09.00, ref 9512/00) on the draft directive |
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Performers' Moral Rights |
Response to the Copyright Directorate's consultation on implementation in the UK of the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty obligations |
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