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We will modernise copyright and
We will modernise copyright and other forms of protection of intellectual
property rights so that they are appropriate for the digital age.We
will use our presidency of the EU to look at how to ensure content creators
can protect their innovations in a digital age. Piracy is a growing
threat and we will work with industry to protect against it.
Comments
What does this mean? - 'modernising copyright for the digital age' could mean anything, and it definitely falls well short of a definitive statement of where Labour stands on the current debate on 'fair use' of conent. This seems to be the only part of their manifesto that touches on this very important area - (unless i am missing it) there is no mention anwhere of software patents. Very dissapointing as I believe this will be one of the key decisions the next government will need to take.
Posted by: Grant Cocks at April 27, 2005 03:23 PM