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<DIV dir=ltr><BR>As I have said many times before, my own feeling is that copying per se should neither be illegal nor require a licence.<BR>Only when music - or any other recorded material - is used for clear monetary advantage should Copyright and Royalty aspects come into play.</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>In radio terms this means that the function of MCPS would disappear - and about time too!<BR></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" dir=ltr class=ecxMsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(38,38,38)">Ian Hickling<BR></SPAN></B><B><SPAN>Partner<BR>transplan UK<BR></SPAN></B></P>
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> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 11:06:41 +0100<BR>> From: gary.jackson1@btinternet.com<BR>> To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>> Subject: [cma-l] Copyright Changes Proposed<BR>> <BR>> This might be of interest....about time too IMO....<BR>> <BR>> An outdated law meaning millions of people are unknowingly copying music <BR>> illegally is due to be swept away by the Government.<BR>> Business Secretary Vince Cable has backed proposals to update what some <BR>> have called the country's "archaic copyright laws".<BR>> At the moment it is technically illegal to transfer content from CDs and <BR>> DVDs onto a different format such as a computer or MP3 player.<BR>> Today the Government is putting the wheels in motion to change this, <BR>> allowing people to transfer content and make copies for their own and <BR>> immediate family's personal use.<BR>> However, at present millions of people are breaking the law, with many <BR>> unaware they are doing it.<BR>> Copyright lawyer Adam Morallee believes legislation is merely catching <BR>> up with what is already being done.<BR>> "It really does have to catch up and look at what's happening. The <BR>> people who operate the fast sharing sites are miles ahead of the where <BR>> the legislators are."<BR>> These proposals are in response to a review of Intellectual Property <BR>> legislation carried out in May. The government is expected to agree with <BR>> much of the report.<BR>> Sharing of copyrighted material over the internet will still be illegal.<BR>> However some critics in the entertainment industry believe these <BR>> proposals are merely altering an outdated law.<BR>> What they are not doing is tackling the real and pressing problem posed <BR>> by illegal downloading.<BR>> Jonathan Shalit, chairman of Roar Global which represents artists, told <BR>> Sky News he is worried about the repercussions for his clients.<BR>> "The minute you say it is legal to copy something you're then <BR>> legitimising it and where does the barrier or boundaries of immediate <BR>> family end.<BR>> "I think it has not been well thought through and a lack of respect <BR>> remains for artists who create the original product."<BR>> Online spoofs are also expected to receive legal protection.<BR>> The makers of Newport State of Mind , a song which satirised singer <BR>> Alicia Key's Empire version by moving it from New York to South Wales, <BR>> was removed from YouTube recently after a legal battle.<BR>> MJ Delaney, the director of the track, did not realise she had been <BR>> breaking the law when she made the video and agrees with the changes.<BR>> "EMI who took it down, they weren't a victim in any sense of what we've <BR>> done.<BR>> "By the time we'd done that video the song Empire State of Mind was <BR>> pretty old. It was long gone out of the charts so if anything all we did <BR>> was raise the profile of the song and remind everyone what a great song <BR>> it was."<BR>> It is hoped the moves will benefit the UK economy, in part because <BR>> individuals will be able to legally back up their music, films and <BR>> e-books, encouraging the development of new technology.<BR>> It will clear the way for companies such as Google and Amazon to market <BR>> online content storage systems for UK consumers, allowing them to create <BR>> back-up files of their music and film libraries in a "cloud" on the <BR>> internet, so they can be retrieved even if their own computer or MP3 <BR>> player is stolen or lost.<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> <BR>> Reply - cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>> <BR>> The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the Community Media Association - http://www.commedia.org.uk<BR>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/community_media<BR>> http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation<BR>> Canstream Internet Radio & Video: http://www.canstream.co.uk/<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> <BR>> Mailing list guidelines: http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> <BR>> To unsubscribe or manage your CMA-L mailing list subscription please visit:<BR>> http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<BR></DIV> </div></body>
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