Making digital copies of music will be made legal for the first time under British Government plans to reform copyright laws.
It is currently technically illegal to rip music from CDs onto MP3 players, but Business Secretary Vince Cable says the move will bring greater freedom to the use of content.
The revisions to the law still target very specific examples, however. The British Government has made it clear that the reforms — due to be introduced next year (2013) — still don’t fall in line with the way the United States handles fair use, which has a much broader scope. The UK won't end up being on the same footing as the US as a result, but the much needed changes will bring the country up to speed with the majority of Europe. MORE HERE
However the new measures, which will allow the copying of music for peoples' own personal use, parody and for teachers to use for educational purposes, have been attacked by songwriters who say that consumers will now be able to copy and replicate tracks without requiring permission from artists. MORE HERE
UK Copyright Service
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