The Chairs of the All Party Writers Group and All Party Publishers Group have written a joint Letter to Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to outline the ways in which the book sector has reacted to the Covid-19 crisis, and to emphasise the important role that copyright has played in this response.
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And here’s the briefing note from @ALCS_UK - one to keep an eye on regarding access to books, the accessibility of the publishing industry, and much more:
https://allpartywritersgroup.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ALCS-Save-Our-Books-Briefing-1.pdf
Nearly missed this important info about proposed changes to U.K. copyright laws; this article relates to authors, but there are implications for all creators and producers of original work:
ALCS | Government defers copyright law changes https://www.alcs.co.uk/news/government-defers-copyright-law-changes