Creators’ rights required

THE NUJ has responded to the UK government's "Hargreaves Review" of intellectual property. This was rather suddenly announced by the Prime Minister following a visit to California last autumn...

The union's response is to support, and supply evidence for, the Creators' Rights Alliance position. For a flavour, the section headings are:

1. Framing the debate accurately:
   Creators’ rights are necessary to every citizen
2. Society needs professional creators:
   WikiWorld is not enough
3. The need for high-quality content:
   The USP of UK plc
4. Accurately identifying the players and interests:
   There is a reason why there are no poetry factories
5. The need for certainty:
   We support use that is fair
6. Ensuring that creators’ rights support creativity:
   Contracts, too, must be fair: monopsony requires regulation
7. Access to justice is required:
   Individual creators must be able to enforce their rights

For the full repsonse, see the link below.