News: Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances – Beijing, June 20-26 2012
Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual PerformancesReporting from Beijing, Jean Rogers, Actress and Chairman, British Equity Collecting Society, said:“It has been so exciting here to witness the culmination of so many years of debate! I have no doubt we can build on this. As...
News: Proposed move of Public Lending Right office not in authors’ interests
The DCMS consultation on proposals to move the Registrar of Public Lending Right to another public body such as the British Library, have met dismay from authors and their representatives. The current PLR office is efficient and effective with a small but dedicated...News: Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances – Beijing, June 20-26 2012
With this week’s Diplomatic Conference in mind, the BCC publishes a statement outlining its preliminary position.The BCC welcomes the Diplomatic Conference on an Audio-Visual Treaty and hopes that the British Government supports this important initiative and will...