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Copyright debate - view online now 

The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society held a copyright debate on Thursday 8 March at The British Library. 

A video clip of the debate can be downloaded from the links at the bottom of the page. A programme for the event can be downloaded here.

image (c) Matt Crossick

Chaired by John Humphrys, an expert panel addressed the issue of copyright in the digital age, discussing whether it is "Fair Trade or Foul Play".

The recent government review of intellectual property carried out by Andrew Gowers has made copyright an issue at the forefront of policy debate. The event allowed various people of opposing stances to provide their perspective.

The debate sought to find answers to questions such as:

Does copyright suffer from a lack of public legitimacy?

Three hundred years on, is copyright still achieving its original goal?

How has market growth affected authors’ rights?

How can writers best be supported and protected in the digital age?

Please click here to view the press release for the event.

VIEW THE DEBATE NOW

ALCS has made this debate available to view online, please click on one of the two links below to view the debate. If you are are mac user you will need to download flip4mac from their website www.flip4mac.com in order to view the clips.

Please click here to view the introduction by Deirdre Howard-Williams, ALCS Chair, and the introductory speech by Maureen Duffy, ALCS' Honorary President.

Please click here to view the main debate.

PDF Downloads

Please click here to view the press release for the event. 
A programme for the event can be downloaded here.