There will be, I’m sure, a general welcome among people who value copyright and the support that licensing gives to the creative industries at the news that Dominic Young is taking on the job of CEO of the Copyright Hub at the beginning of December.
But the welcome is particularly warm here as Dominic is a former chairman of NLA media access; and has been both a staunch champion of the newspaper licensing system, and one of the most innovative and interesting thinkers about the future of copyright in the digital age - as his contributions both to our blog and his own reveal.
Dominic is taking over at the Copyright Hub at a really important time. Ros Lynch did a great job in getting the organisation up and moving forward. The next year and beyond is the time when the organisation has to become wholly embedded in the creative sector and accepted and understood by content users.
I can’t think of anyone who has a better chance of achieving that demanding task than Dominic. He can certainly count on our support.
David Pugh
Managing Director, NLA media access
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