The status of parody and related derivative works within the UK copyright framework lacks clarity and has been recommended for further policy study in two recent independent reviews: the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property in 2006 and the more recent Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property...

In the digital environment, copyright law has become trapped in an assessment of what has been taken, rather than what has been done with copied materials and elements. This expands the scope of copyright into areas where it should not find infringement (such as sampling, mash-ups and other...

In February 2008, EU Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy declared his intention to extend the European copyright term for sound recordings by 45 years, from 50 to 95 years. The announcement overturned the recommendations of two recent independent reviews on the issue. One was conducted...