[Fsfe-uk] UKPTO: Guidance for businesses about changes to copyright law

[Marc Eberhard]

Hi all,

just in case someone is not yet aware of this latest info from the UKPTO.

Bye,
Marc
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> From: "Judith Sullivan" <address@hidden>
> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 15:47:41 +0000
> Subject: Guidance for businesses about changes to copyright law
> 
> We have taken the opportunity of a quieter spell over the last few days to
> bring forward our publication of guidance for businesses about some
> changes to copyright law that will be made next Spring.  Please look on
> our website at http://www.patent.gov.uk/copy/notices/guidance2.htm.
> 
> This guidance is written particularly for the benefit of SMEs but will
> also help larger businesses understand changes that are likely to impact
> on them.  The guidance covers only those changes that are likely to be
> relevant to businesses in general.  As the guidance makes clear, copyright
> based industries will probably be interested in exploring with their legal
> advisers the more detailed changes to the law that will be made.
> 
> These changes to copyright law will arise from implementation in the UK of
> the EU Copyright Directive and the bringing into force of the Copyright
> (Visually Impaired Persons) Act 2002.  I must stress that the issuing of
> this guidance does not indicate that final decisions have been made on all
> the necessary changes to the law in order to implement the Copyright
> Directive.  Work is still ongoing to analyse and draw conclusions from the
> consultation on implementation undertaken earlier this year.  However, we
> are certain that implementation will have the effect on businesses in
> general as indicated in the guidance and so believe that it will be
> helpful to issue this guidance now.  (These effects were, moreover,
> indicated in the consultation document.)
> 
> The 2002 Act received Royal Assent in November and this guidance covers
> the effects that this legislation will have on businesses in general. 
> Detailed guidance for visually impaired people, not-for-profit bodies and
> educational establishments able to benefit from this legislation will be
> issued in due course.
> 
> To the extent that you are able, please can you disseminate information
> about this guidance to any businesses that you think may need to know
> about these changes to the law.
> 
> Many thanks for your help.
> 
> Judith Sullivan
> Copyright Directorate
> The Patent Office
> DTI
> Harmsworth House
> 13-15 Bouverie Street
> London EC4Y 8DP
> 
> Tel: +44 (0)20 7596 6502 (GTN 3555 6502)
> Fax: +44 (0)20 7596 6526/7
> E-mail: address@hidden 
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