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M jaw dropped to the floor when I read this. These people must be out of their minds! I now visualise a flood of would-be Green voters among writers and artists quickly withdrawing their vote. Most stupid, unfair, unthought out thing ever!
I don't vote in UK elections so it wouldn't affect me, but if it did -- there would go my pension.
Glad there's such a storm of protest. They deserve it.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics...mit-copyright-attacked-by-writers-and-artists
My bold. Fair and flexible --- to whom exactly?
I don't vote in UK elections so it wouldn't affect me, but if it did -- there would go my pension.
Glad there's such a storm of protest. They deserve it.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics...mit-copyright-attacked-by-writers-and-artists
The Green party may be forced to backtrack on its proposals to limit UK copyright terms to 14 years after a howl of protest from prominent writers and artists including Linda Grant, Al Murray and Philip Pullman.
The Greens’ manifesto said the party aims to “make copyright shorter in length, fair and flexible” with the party’s policy website saying it would “introduce generally shorter copyright terms, with a usual maximum of 14 years”. Representatives of the party said on Thursday that length could be revised after a consultation.
My bold. Fair and flexible --- to whom exactly?
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