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The Independent View: How to legislate for the digital economy

“What to do about copyright?” In many ways this is a tired, fraught, complex and frustrating debate. It involves lawyers, economists, policy makers, campaigners of varying stripes, international legislation and huge corporate interests. It has been raging for hundreds of years. Change can be painfully slow. That means every so often it is important to revisit your principles.

Organisations such as Open Rights Group believe in the astonishing potential of the internet to expand our creative, economic and democratic horizons. And we believe that this potential is partly dependent on a flexible system of copyright that facilitates the reuse of the …

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  • Meg Thomas
    This is an excellent article. Thanks. 'Men held more power a century ago.' Sorry, men still hold more power. This can still be the case whilst we also see ...
  • GWYN WILLIAMS
    Excellent thought provoking article...
  • Simon Robinson
    @Chloe. I think you're right to say that the state doesn't owe anyone a living. However, if society is to function effectively, then we do need to make sure tha...
  • Simon Robinson
    Excellent article. Totally captures how Reform have been winning because progressives haven't been listening to ordinary people. One point; @Michal you say,...
  • Michal Simon
    @Chloe I absolutely love agreeing with you on this. And this is explicitly part of the argument in my first article. The education system has failed a huge...