Although the Government’s copyright modernisation programme has been largely welcomed by those in the creative world, the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) is concerned about proposals to significantly widen the current ‘fair dealing’ exceptions; that is, limited allowances permitting…
Read moreRoyal Succession Debate Today
Later today (January 22nd) MPs will debate proposed changes to royal succession that would end centuries-old discrimination against women born into the royal family, as well as ending rules barring the sovereign and prospective heirs from marrying a Catholic, although…
Read moreUnfair Dismissal Payout To Be Capped At One Year
The Government announced on January 17th that workers who win an unfair dismissal case from the summer onwards will receive a maximum payout equal to one year’s salary, as opposed to the previous limit of £72,300, which will rise to…
Read moreTories Call For Legal Powers To Be Returned To The UK
Earlier this week, a group of Conservative MPs called for powers over employment and social legislation to be returned to the UK and for safeguards in other areas such as financial regulation but others want to go further and leave…
Read moreGun Laws To Be Examined
In a letter to MPs, Home Secretary Theresa May has said that people applying for gun licences could be asked to prove that their current or recent partners have consented to the application.
Read moreLandmark Twitter Copyright Case
In a landmark Twitter copyright case, a Federal judge has found in favour of freelance photographer, who argued that Agence France-Presse (AFP), as well as The Washington Post, had infringed on his copyright by distributing images he had uploaded to…
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