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AV News 180 - May 2010

While the measures to strengthen the position of rights owners in the face of
online infringement are welcome, whether they prove effective remains to be
seen. In addition legislation to change the treatment of orphan works is still
unfinished business. Now with the General Election looming, it will almost
certainly be Spring 2012 before any new measures will be introduced.
Sue Vandersteen is a Commercial Partner at Field Seymour Parkes
specialising in contract and intellectual property law. (www.fsp-law.com)
Information contained in this article is indicative only and may not be relied
upon as legal advice.
Copyright of Field Seymour Parkes © 2010. All rights reserved.

PPL Licences

R o b e rt A lb rig h t FRPS

You may remember reading John Smith's article about Music Copyright in the
August 2009 issue of AV News. He concluded by stating that: 'unless The
RPS and The PAGB are willing and able to negotiate a new agreement with
the IAC on behalf of their respective memberships to include the PPL
Licence, then to ensure that they are fully covered, individual authors shou