Taking forward the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property: Proposed Changes to Copyright Exceptions: consultation / Intellectual Property Office, 8 January 2008
PDF - http://www.ipo.gov.uk/consult-copyrightexceptions.pdf
Closing date for responses: 8 April 2008
"Ensuring the UK's copyright laws are fit for the digital age is the focus of a consultation launched by Lord Triesman, Minister for Intellectual Property.
Proposals include greater freedom for consumers to legally transfer music or films between, for example, CDs and an MP3 player - so-called 'format-shifting'. Other proposals include changes to enable schools and universities to make the most of digital technologies and facilitate distance learning."

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