News: Digital Single Market Strategy – a BCC response
“The BCC supports a Digital Single Market Strategy that encourages and respects the rights of creators and performers and the rights of companies working within the creative industries and the cultural sector.”Our initial position paper responding to the...News: BCC urges that final judgements of IPEC continue to go to the Court of Appeal
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court has proved very successful for users of all sizes. In a letter sent to The Master of Rolls and the Chancellor of the High Court on 14th August, the BCC urges that any proposed reform of the appeal routes from the County...News: Copyright Myths Exposed
The Publishers Association has produced a short paper exposing the myths and inaccuracies around copyright and the digital single market. The Mythbuster download is available here. The PA’s full press release about the paper can be...News: The balance of payments between television platforms and public service broadcasters – Options for deregulation
The BCC’s response to the DCMS consultation paper is available here. As the BCC’s mandate covers only matters of copyright and related rights, our response is limited to the proposal to remove s.73(3) of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 which we...News: BCC & BLACA Joint Event on IPEC Small Claims Track – Process and Perspectives
Who uses the Small Claims Track? What type of copyright cases does it deal with? How easy it is to use? These questions and more will be answered during an event chaired by HH Judge Richard Hacon, Presiding Judge, IPEC with a panel made up of District Judge Janet...News: Failure to Compensate in Private Copying Exception – BCC welcomes Judicial Review Challenge by musicians, composers and rights holders
The Musicians’ Union (MU), the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) and UK Music have launched an application for Judicial Review of the Government’s introduction of a private copying exception without providing fair compensation for rights...News: BCC – change of address
The BCC’s registered office and its mailing address has changed with effect from the 1st November 2014.Our new address is: 2 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.Please note that the BCC does not operate from this address, so no visitors please. It is the address we...