Research Shows That UK Consumers Are Baffled By Copyright Laws

Cloud based music streaming services like MP3Tunes do not violate the copyright laws designed to protect the interests of musicians and record labels, says a US federal court judge’s ruling.The lawsuit which was filed by...

UK Business Secretary Vince Cable has declared that the government will be accepting all ten recommendations made in the Hargreaves review, prompting one of the biggest shake-ups in UK intellectual property law in years."The...

An open letter has been sent to David Cameron and a number of his cronies urging them to urgently rethink a number of perilously outdated UK copyright laws. Penned by a group of tech industry organisations purporting to...

Copyright group Creative Commons has released a new set of guidelines that instructs individuals on how to use materials that don’t break copyright laws.Web users often use copyrighted images, music and videos...

Copyright holders and campaigners for reform today gave a cautious welcome to the Hargreaves review of UK intellectual property law, published today - but both sides point to a difficult path before any of the legal changes...

The upcoming Hargreaves Review, which is expected by many to address the status of the intellectual property system in the UK, is likely to recommend the creation of a digital clearing house, new reports revealed.As suggested...

The Digital Economy Act isn't tough enough to protect smaller software companies, UK anti-piracy outfit FAST claims, and the industry requires its own legislation to combat copyright infringement. The warning came at a meeting...

A court in the US has for the first time outlined the basis on which people there can claim damages when a copyright owner makes a groundless claim of infringement and demands that material be taken offline. Under US law a...

Cafes, pubs, universities and libraries that offer wireless internet access will not be granted a special exemption from measures aimed at tackling copyright infringement, the Government has said. The Government's controversial...

An ISP was not liable for the copyright infringement of its customers, an Australian court has ruled, in what the judge claimed was the world's first full trial of its kind. Australian and UK law on copyright liability are very...

Google has entered the market for legal information with a free service that allows users to search a database of US laws and court rulings. The move could endanger long-established legal publishers such as Westlaw and...

Apple has successfully won a motion for summary judgment against Psystar Corp. which included the allegations of copyright infringement and breach of trust. Judge William Alsup of the Northern District Court of California ruled...

Online auction site eBay has "no legal duty" to protect other companies' trade marks or stop its sellers from infringing them, the High Court has said.Cosmetics company L'Oréal has failed to show that eBay was jointly...

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is asking whether laws on copyright exceptions and the current system for rights clearance are too complicated. A consultation on reforming the regime was published today. Four questions...

The European Commission says European media businesses should be able to offer creative content in a single legal environment. It has launched a consultation that calls for multi-territory licences and interoperable digital...