The UK All Party Parliamentary Communications Group (apComms) is an independent group of MPs and Lords, from all political parties. Its take on copyright: We conclude that much of the problem with illegal sharing of copyrighted material has been caused by the rightsholders, and the music industry in particular, being […]
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UK Music Industry Preparing To Backdown on Three Strikes Proposals
The Times reports that the UK music industry is preparing to backdown from demands for a three-strikes and you're out system in the face of opposition from artists. The Featured Artists Coalition calls the approach "grossly disproportionate."
How UK Government Spun 136 People Into 7 Million Illegal File Sharers
The BBC reports on how the UK government turned a single survey in which 136 people indicated they file shared to claim that there are seven million file sharers in the country. Similar exaggerations occured in Canada earlier this year when the Conference Board of Canada relied on a 2006 […]
UK Report Says Users Shifting From P2P To Streaming
A UK report says that file sharing is dropping among teenagers as many switch to streaming services such as YouTube and Spotify.
UK Government Backs Open Source
The BBC reports that the UK government has announced plans for support for open standards and open source software.