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UK: United Kingdom Copyright Reform: Laws to be Reviewed to Make them Fit for the Internet Age : Announcement Prime Minister David Cameron : BBC News

By Andis Kaulins

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This is quite brilliant.
Some good news about "creative innovation" in America as a model for the UK legal system.

BBC News UK reports that United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that
UK copyright laws to be reviewed:

"Speaking at an event in the East End of London, at which he announced a series of investments by IT giants including Facebook and Google, Mr Cameron said the founders of Google had told the government they could not have started their company in Britain.

'Fair use'

He said: "The service they provide depends on taking a snapshot of all the content on the internet at any one time and they feel our copyright system is not as friendly to this sort of innovation as it is in the United States.

"Over there, they have what are called 'fair-use' provisions, which some people believe gives companies more breathing space to create new products and services.

"So I can announce today that we are reviewing our IP laws, to see if we can make them fit for the internet age. I want to encourage the sort of creative innovation that exists in America.""

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Full post as published by LawPundit on November 05, 2010 (boomark / email).