Earlier this week, the Justice Secretary Chris Grayling unveiled proposed changes to the law that he hopes will eliminate a “number of weak judicial review cases” by charging people to bring them.
Online Copyright Protection
A collaboration between different parts of the global creative industry, under the umbrella of the Linked Content Coalition (LCC), has resulted in the creation of a technical Framework to make it possible to manage and access online rights information across all types of media and content, whether text, image, sound or audio-visual.
Could The Teenage Pregnancy Rate Be Lowered Through New Law?
A new law being introduced later this year which will raise the compulsory school leaving age, may also bring down the country’s teenage pregnancy rate, according to research.
Use of cautions under review
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced earlier this week that the use of police cautions for criminal offences in England and Wales is to be reviewed, amid concerns that they are being used to deal with serious crimes and repeat offenders.
Cash Boost For Copyright Hub
Intellectual Property (IP) Minister, Lord Younger last week announced £150,000 of funding to create a one-stop-shop web site designed to make it easier for consumers to get information about rights ownership and copyright licences.