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News: BCC Comment on Exceptions to copyright – Personal Copies for Private Use and Quotation and Parody

Jul 31, 2014 | 2014

The British Copyright Council deplores the approval of the final two Regulations on Private Copying and on Quotation and Parody.The Debate (see Hansard columns 1553-1582) in the House of Lords was of an exceptionally high standard and speakers were knowledgeable and...

News: BCC vires concerns reflected in JCSI report on Private Copying Regulations

Jul 28, 2014 | 2014

In drawing the “special attention of both Houses”to the Draft SI on Personal Copying for Private Use, Parliament’s Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, in its Report published 2nd July (also see the 41st Report from the Secondary Legislation...

News: New members bring new skills and perspectives to the BCC’s Working Group on Copyright and Technology

Jun 25, 2014 | 2014

Catherine Pocock, Legal and Public Affairs Intern joins the Working Group to represent BCC Member, BASCA. Catherine’s contribution will increase the representation of creators and performers in the Group.Also Joining the Working Group as alternates for BCC...

News: Three Regulations introduce new exceptions into UK law

Jun 13, 2014 | 2014

1st June 2014 saw three Regulations introduced into UK law.The Regulations introduce new exceptions into the law or extend existing exceptions.They are:- the Copyright and Rights in Performances (Disability) Regulations 2014the Copyright and Rights in Performances...

News: Independent Code Review publishes its Report

Jun 2, 2014 | 2014

Walter Merricks, the Independent Code Reviewer, has today published his Report on Collective Management Organisations’ (CMOs) Codes of Conduct. The Review and the Report were commissioned by the British Copyright Council (BCC) on behalf of its member CMOs in November...

Exceptions to News: Copyright – BCC writes again to the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

May 16, 2014 | 2014

The British Copyright Council does not accept Government’s response to many of the points included in the letter written to parliamentary committees. To set the record straight before the Parliamentary process moved further the BCC sent a follow up letter to the...

News: BCC Comment on Exceptions to copyright – Personal Copies for Private Use and Quotation and Parody

News: BCC vires concerns reflected in JCSI report on Private Copying Regulations

News: New members bring new skills and perspectives to the BCC’s Working Group on Copyright and Technology

News: Three Regulations introduce new exceptions into UK law

News: Independent Code Review publishes its Report

Exceptions to News: Copyright – BCC writes again to the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

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