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Consultation responses

LACA response to the Consultation on Copyright

Date: 21st March 2012

In December last year The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) published a consultation paper on amendments to UK copyright law. It is a follow-up to Hargreaves Report, Digital Opportunity, which was published last May. Several of the proposals in the paper would provide some significant benefits to librarians if they were to be implemented into UK law.  These include an orphan works licensing scheme and an extension of statutory exceptions. It is also suggested that such exceptions should not be overridden by the terms of licences, as is often the case currently. 

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LACA response to the Digital Copyright Exchange (DCE)   Feasibility Study

Date: 10th February 2012

As stated in evidence to the House of Commons BIS Select Committee Inquiry into the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property, LACA supports the concept of a DCE, beliving it would benefit users and creators alike. Libraries and archives could contribute significantly to such a project by making their cultural heritage and research output material available for licensing online.