Copyright – More Resources

Posted on January 23rd, 2012

Here are plenty of additional resources relevant to copyright issues. If you have material worthy of copyright, read on -

Copyright registration service – Consider availing some of the low-cost copyright registration services for any artistic, literary, or other creative work.

Organisations – Look up several organisations that provide additional information on copyright and IP issues.

Forum on copyright issues – Access several forum discussions on issues related to copyright.

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Intellectual Property & Copyright

Posted on November 30th, 2011

If you work in the area of Intellectual Property, this one is for you.

Catch a Tech Weekly podcast (Tech City talk) from the Guardian group, that features a discussion on Intellectual Property & Copyright in a digital age. The discussion panel on rights and ownership includes Ed Vaizey MP (minister for culture, communications and creative industries), Professor Ian Hargreaves (chair of digital economy at the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies), Feargal Sharkey (chief executive of UK Music), Jonathan Haskel (professor of economics at Imperial College Business School) and Jeff Lynn (chairman of Coadec).

The panel attempts to answer such questions as – “How do we balance between the competing needs of the creative industry: to protect themselves, but stay open enough to ensure continued innovation?”. Listen or download here.

You can also download the independent report by Professor Ian Hargreaves titled “Digital Opportunity“, a review of Intellectual Property and Growth.

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Copyright – Basic Facts

Posted on October 30th, 2011

Did you know that the UK IPO (Intellectual Property Office) has made available a pdf that provides necessary information on copyright to the average user – “Copyright gives the creators of certain kinds of material rights to control ways their material can be used.”

Several pertinent questions have been answered, under different heads -

• Copyright – Basic Facts
• Ownership and length of copyright
• Using copyright material
• Enforcing copyright

More information is available in the form of a booklet titled “The law of copyright and rights in performances” available from  The British Copyright Council.
Access the UK IPO’s copyright pdf here. You will find a list of publications on patents, designs, trademarks, and other aspects related to copyright.

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