Topic: Intellectual Property Law
Description:
“UK copyright law is the oldest, but also the most out of date…the current system puts unrealistic limits on our listening and viewing habits and is rapidly losing credibility among consumers. A broad ‘fair use’ exception would bring us in line with consumer expectations, technology and the rest of the world.”
Ed Mayo, chief executive of Consumer Focus, 15th April 2009
https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8000876.stm
Critically analyse the above statement, and assess whether recent reforms to UK Copyright Law allow the Copyright, Patents and Designs Act 1988 to remain “fit for purpose”.
-Word Limit: 1000 words excluding footnotes and bibliography.
-No limit on internet sources (Do not use Wikipedia). -Referencing: Oxford Referencing System (OSCOLA). -Preferred language: English (British)