Hmmm, they took the time to look at them all for potentially
defamatory material, but didn't bother to filter/mark all the
completely empty forms sent back (mainly from universities, colleges,
and local councils it seems). How annoying.
Some interesting stuff all the same. I for one never realised just how
many lobbying groups there are representing traditional publishers and
rightsholders.
Peter
On 26 July 2012 15:21, Jon Davies <jon.davies(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
Time to read....
...and comment.
Dear stakeholder,
We're writing to inform you that today, Thursday 26 July 2012, the
Government published the responses it received during its consultation on
Copyright. The Government received 471 responses from interested parties.
The submitted responses, with the exception of confidential submissions, are
accessible via the Intellectual Property Office website, found here:
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/consult-copyright-response.htm
The Government had initially planned to publish the full set of responses
alongside its summary published on 14 June 2012. However, in the course of
reviewing the responses received, it became clear that a small number of
respondents had advanced criticisms or inappropriately criticised the
activities of others in the sector. The Government has now carefully
reviewed the submissions to establish any potentially defamatory material
and has redacted any inappropriate or defamatory comments. Signatures or
personal telephone numbers and email addresses have also been redacted for
information security purposes.
Thirteen (13) organisations submitted after the consultation closed, and
their late submissions are also available in the Intellectual Property
Office website, found here:
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/pro-policy/consult/consult-closed/consult-closed-2011…
The Government would like to thank you, and all those who took the time to
contribute to the Consultation.
Copyright Consultation Team
Intellectual Property Office
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