tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638060991094829710.post6552776567833994336..comments2022-12-02T13:41:41.120+00:00Comments on Francis Davey: Copyright in industrial art - more protectionFrancis Daveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10228026893626221724noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638060991094829710.post-54219516876189935282012-05-31T16:09:04.180+01:002012-05-31T16:09:04.180+01:00Thanks Francis. I wasn't previously aware of t...Thanks Francis. I wasn't previously aware of these 2 clauses. What concerns me even more the Clause 55 is the effect of Clause 56. The Explanatory Notes are suitably opaque about what amendments to Chapter III the government has in mind. Admittedly their room for manoeuvre is limited by EU Directives and international treaties, but it would have been helpful for them to indicate if they are just considering changes proposed by Hargreaves (eg format shifting for personal use) or something altogether different such as extending the provisions for libraries etc to digitize their archives, not only in order to preserve the works (s42) but also in order to release digital copies on the internet, ie a form of orphan work legislation via the back door. If it something as extensive as the latter, then that should not be done through secondary legislation which excludes parliamentary debate.<br /><br />Both Clauses will merely add to the mishmash which is the CDPA, instead of grasping the nettle and completely re-writing the primary legislation as both Gowers and Hargreaves have suggested.Andy Jnoreply@blogger.com