Should Librarians and Information Professionals be Content with Current UK Copyright Law?

doi:10.1017/S1472669608000315

Should Librarians and Information Professionals be Content with Current UK Copyright Law?

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 September 2008

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This article by David Gee gives an overview of the current copyright regime in this country, from the perspective of both rights-owners and librarians. It considers the issues raised by the digital copyright regime and the latest official developments in this area.

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Information: Legal Information Management , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , September 2008 , pp. 204 - 213

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1472669608000315 [Opens in a new window]
Copyright: Copyright © The British and Irish Association of Law Librarians 2008

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