[cma-l] Copyright Changes Proposed

[Martin Steers]

question is how will it effect community radio stations in terms of dubbing
rights

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Gary Jackson
<gary.jackson1 at btinternet.com>wrote:

> This might be of interest....about time too IMO....
>
> An outdated law meaning millions of people are unknowingly copying music
> illegally is due to be swept away by the Government.
> Business Secretary Vince Cable has backed proposals to update what some
> have called the country's "archaic copyright laws".
> At the moment it is technically illegal to transfer content from CDs and
> DVDs onto a different format such as a computer or MP3 player.
> Today the Government is putting the wheels in motion to change this,
> allowing people to transfer content and make copies for their own and
> immediate family's personal use.
> However, at present millions of people are breaking the law, with many
> unaware they are doing it.
> Copyright lawyer Adam Morallee believes legislation is merely catching
> up with what is already being done.
> "It really does have to catch up and look at what's happening. The
> people who operate the fast sharing sites are miles ahead of the where
> the legislators are."
> These proposals are in response to a review of Intellectual Property
> legislation carried out in May. The government is expected to agree with
> much of the report.
> Sharing of copyrighted material over the internet will still be illegal.
> However some critics in the entertainment industry believe these
> proposals are merely altering an outdated law.
> What they are not doing is tackling the real and pressing problem posed
> by illegal downloading.
> Jonathan Shalit, chairman of Roar Global which represents artists, told
> Sky News he is worried about the repercussions for his clients.
> "The minute you say it is legal to copy something you're then
> legitimising it and where does the barrier or boundaries of immediate
> family end.
> "I think it has not been well thought through and a lack of respect
> remains for artists who create the original product."
> Online spoofs are also expected to receive legal protection.
> The makers of Newport State of Mind , a song which satirised singer
> Alicia Key's Empire version by moving it from New York to South Wales,
> was removed from YouTube recently after a legal battle.
> MJ Delaney, the director of the track, did not realise she had been
> breaking the law when she made the video and agrees with the changes.
> "EMI who took it down, they weren't a victim in any sense of what we've
> done.
> "By the time we'd done that video the song Empire State of Mind was
> pretty old. It was long gone out of the charts so if anything all we did
> was raise the profile of the song and remind everyone what a great song
> it was."
> It is hoped the moves will benefit the UK economy, in part because
> individuals will be able to legally back up their music, films and
> e-books, encouraging the development of new technology.
> It will clear the way for companies such as Google and Amazon to market
> online content storage systems for UK consumers, allowing them to create
> back-up files of their music and film libraries in a "cloud" on the
> internet, so they can be retrieved even if their own computer or MP3
> player is stolen or lost.
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