The government's Intellectual Property Office is launching a new website with the aim of encouraging consumers and other stakeholders to participate in the debate about the future of copyright in the digital age. The new website is part of the Office's ongoing review of copyright, and some past evidence collected by them regarding the role and nature of copyright on the net will be made available on the site. Readers will then be encouraged to participate in the debate.
Confirming the new website, IP Minister David Lammy told reporters: "Copyright affects everyone. The technological changes we have seen over recent years have fundamentally altered the way we distribute and share works, bringing new opportunities for us all and new challenges as well. We need to work together to identify how the system needs to evolve. Consumers and everyday users are as much a part of that debate as large creative businesses and famous artists".