News: BCC questions the notification procedure for IPOs Copyright Notices
In a short letter, the BCC asks what procedure will IPO put in place for consulting interested parties, before publishing information (in the form of a Notice) in response to a request it has...News: Policy Responses from BCC
This week the BCC has replied to two IPO consultations. The first is a short letter response to the consultation on the proposed wording of the Regulation of Licensing Bodies. The second is a response to IPO’s call for views on Copyright in...
News: The Copyright Hub is to appoint a new CEO following the decision of Dr Ros Lynch to return to the Department of Business after her secondment
The Hub is looking for the right person to take over from Ros. He or she needs to believe in the vision for the Copyright Hub, be a self-starter and entrepreneurial and bring the creative industries with him/her on the big decisions. Experience of IT projects will...
News: British Copyright Council appoints Independent Code Reviewer
The British Copyright Council (BCC) today announced the appointment of an Independent Code Reviewer. Walter Merricks CBE, former Chief Financial Ombudsman, was appointed by a selection panel chosen to represent the interests of both rights holders and copyright users....News: Copyright Exceptions
The BCCs response to the second part of the Technical review of draft legislation on copyright exceptions can be found here. This response covers Data analysis for non-commercial research, Education and Research, Libraries and Archives. It repeats the separate...News: BCC representatives meet Lord Younger to strengthen BCC and IPO dialogue
On 15th July, five members of the BCC’s Board met Lord Younger and civil servants. A letter thanking the Minister and picking up on key points discussed at the meeting can be...News: Copyright Exceptions
The BCCs response to the first part of the Technical review of draft legislation on copyright exceptions can be found here. It covers Private Copying, Parody and Quotation with a separate comment on the Contract Override provisions included in each exception. The...News: BCC publishes its Internal Review of implementation of CMO Codes
Following a survey and provisional report prepared and circulated by the BCCs Secretariat in December 2012, a separate Working Party of BCC members, made up of Bernie Corbett, Maureen Duffy, Kevin Fitzgerald, Janet Ibbotson and Linda Royles carried out a review into...