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:: Saturday, December 09, 2006 ::

Transformative Works

More good copyright news! What's going on?

Gowers Review of Intellectual Property
It does propose harder inforcement of IP but proposes exceptions for back-ups of audio / MP3 players etc and "suggests that exemptions to copyright law should be allowed for 'transformative works'. This would permit the use of copyright material in new and creative ways, so long as it did not detract from the value of that material or offend artistic integrity. It calls on the EU to amend the law to allow for that exception. It would allow 'rappers' and other creators to rework old material."
[sources: Music Thing, The Times]

Meanwhile, musicians with their heads up their asses call for extension of copyright.

Edit: Zombies for Copyright Extension

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