question is how will it effect community radio stations in terms of dubbing rights<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Gary Jackson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gary.jackson1@btinternet.com">gary.jackson1@btinternet.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">This might be of interest....about time too IMO....<br>
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An outdated law meaning millions of people are unknowingly copying music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proposals are merely altering an outdated law.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>
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