NLA media access is a keen supporter of the Copyright Hub, an industry initiative aimed at providing solutions to the questions posed by Richard Hooper’s excellent ‘Copyright Works’ report. The Copyright Licensing Steering group today releases a report detailing achievements over the last year and ambitions for the next 12 months.
The report illustrates the real progress made implementing some of Richard Hooper and Ros Lynch’s recommendations. All parts of the creative industries are now working collaboratively to come up with solutions to the challenges of modernising copyright licensing.
One highlight for NLA media access amongst the six work streams covered is simplifying copyright for educational establishments. Our recently announced partnership with the CLA ensures the administrative burden will be reduced for many schools and universities seeking licences for newspaper and magazine content.
We heard encouraging words today from both the IP minister, Viscount Leskie of Younger and the IPO for the work so far. At NLA media access we feel collaborative licence based approaches are always the best option. We hope it means we can move past some of the more divisive consultations, that sometimes come out of the blue, and instead concentrate on creating a cross border, cross repertoire resource that ensures copyright works efficiently for all.
On that vein, NLA media access and the other members of the Copyright Licencing Steering Group have committed to another 12 months’ work, as well as meeting funding required for the Copyright Hub.
I am sure the second year can be an equally fruitful one – and we will regularly update readers of this blog on progress.
David Pugh
Managing Director, NLA media access
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