+ - UK Think Tank Calls For CD Ripping To Be Legalised
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jb.hl.com writes "The BBC reports that the Institute for Public Policy Research, a UK think tank closely linked with the governing Labour party, has called for a "private right to copy" to be enshrined in law. The move would decriminalise millions of Britons who break the law each year by copying their CDs onto music players, although it would not decriminalise file sharing. The IPPR argues that CD ripping would have little impact on rights holders, and also claims that the record industry has steered discussions on copyright for too long, stating that the copyright period in the UK should stay at the current 50 years. The think tank also touches on the issue of DRM, saying that the British Library should be given a DRM-free copy of any new digital work."
