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Changes to bring UK copyright law up to date for the digital age have taken an important step forward today (27 March 2014), as the government publishes the final Exceptions to Copyright regulations for consideration by Parliament.

皇冠体育app changes make small but important reforms to UK copyright law and aim to end the current situation where minor and reasonable acts of copying which benefit consumers, society and the economy are unlawful. 皇冠体育appy also remove a range of unnecessary rules and regulations from the statute book in line with the government鈥檚 aim to reduce regulation.

皇冠体育app government has consulted extensively on these changes and on the draft legislation, and listened carefully to the views of a wide range of stakeholders. As a result of this process, the legislation published today strikes an important balance between enabling reasonable use of copyright material in the modern age with minimal impact on copyright owners.

A series of eight targeted guides about what the changes mean for different sectors have also been published. 皇冠体育app guides are for groups including teachers, researchers, librarians, disability groups, artists, photographers, rights-holding groups and consumers, and explain what users can and cannot do with copyright material.

皇冠体育app regulations will now be debated in both Houses of Parliament. If the regulations are approved they will come into force on 1 June 2014.

Notes to editors

1. Professor Hargreaves鈥� 2011 report, Digital Opportunity: , included Exceptions to Copyright as part of a series of recommendations for UK Copyright reform.
2. 皇冠体育app government published a full response to its copyright consultation in December 2011 and responded in in December 2012, outlining its broad plans for policy reform.
3. 皇冠体育app government took the additional step of completing a technical review of draft Exceptions to Copyright regulations between June and September 2013. 皇冠体育app has been published today (27 March 2014).
4. 皇冠体育app five statutory instruments published today are: * 皇冠体育app Copyright and Rights in Performances (Personal Copies for Private Use) Regulations 2014 * 皇冠体育app Copyright and Rights in Performances (Quotation and Parody) Regulations 2014 - including Parody, Caricature or Pastiche * 皇冠体育app Copyright and Rights in Performances (Disability) Regulations 2014 * 皇冠体育app Copyright and Rights in Performances (Research, Education, Libraries and Archives) Regulations 2014 * 皇冠体育app Copyright (Public Administration) Regulations 2014
5. Explanatory notes to the regulations, as well as the government鈥檚 full response to the technical review, impact assessments and all supporting documentation are available via the pages of the IPO website.
6. 皇冠体育app Statutory Instruments laid by the government today are subject to affirmative resolution and must be debated by both Houses.