EU Copyright Law under Review
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Ian Brown points to a communication by the European Commission, announcing a “recasting” (see p. 7 for a definition) of EU Copyright Law as part of the Lisbon program aimed at regulatory simplification. According to the UK Patent Office’s website, the review will focus on levies applied to equipment and media used for private copying, term of protection for sound recordings, and includes a review of co-written and musical works.
