Comments on: Happy birthday Gowers - but where are our reforms? http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2007/12/06/happy-birthday-gowers-but-where-are-our-reforms/ Protecting your rights in the digital age Fri, 16 May 2008 03:56:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: The Open Rights Group : Blog Archive » Gowers update http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2007/12/06/happy-birthday-gowers-but-where-are-our-reforms/#comment-158392 The Open Rights Group : Blog Archive » Gowers update Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:28:26 +0000 http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2007/12/06/happy-birthday-gowers-but-where-are-our-reforms/#comment-158392 [...] Gowers made his recommendations for the reform of IP law, the UK Intellectual Property Office has finally announced a date for the first stage of a two-part consultation into modifications to the copyright [...] [...] Gowers made his recommendations for the reform of IP law, the UK Intellectual Property Office has finally announced a date for the first stage of a two-part consultation into modifications to the copyright [...]

]]> By: Dynamo_ace http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2007/12/06/happy-birthday-gowers-but-where-are-our-reforms/#comment-151617 Dynamo_ace Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:45:03 +0000 http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2007/12/06/happy-birthday-gowers-but-where-are-our-reforms/#comment-151617 They should realise they should not take sides in this mudwar, or have very limited control over this. The people now fear Trading standards could go bad, and that would be very bad news for small businesses, sole traders and freelancers. The Gowers reports stinks anyway with only a silver lining preventing people to entirely call foul play, now it seems is just plain stinks with no silver lining. In anycase, the report also fails to show the true causes and fails to understand what people want. The bottom line being lower prices, access to nearly all products worldwide and a reduction in bad distribution practices, lower and flexible copyright (with incentives and\or free propatry licences), and no draconian products like DRM. Add this to the new draconian Internet "Back breaker" plans suggested by someone who should not have been interviewed, and then may God help us all though these difficult times. For i fear a cold war style arms race may ensue at the very least if this continues. They should realise they should not take sides in this mudwar, or have very limited control over this. The people now fear Trading standards could go bad, and that would be very bad news for small businesses, sole traders and freelancers.

The Gowers reports stinks anyway with only a silver lining preventing people to entirely call foul play, now it seems is just plain stinks with no silver lining.

In anycase, the report also fails to show the true causes and fails to understand what people want. The bottom line being lower prices, access to nearly all products worldwide and a reduction in bad distribution practices, lower and flexible copyright (with incentives and\or free propatry licences), and no draconian products like DRM.

Add this to the new draconian Internet “Back breaker” plans suggested by someone who should not have been interviewed, and then may God help us all though these difficult times. For i fear a cold war style arms race may ensue at the very least if this continues.

]]> By: Michael http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2007/12/06/happy-birthday-gowers-but-where-are-our-reforms/#comment-151607 Michael Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:15:56 +0000 http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2007/12/06/happy-birthday-gowers-but-where-are-our-reforms/#comment-151607 Cracking post that pulls together the shameful story on how the govt has cherry-picked Gowers' recommendations. Cracking post that pulls together the shameful story on how the govt has cherry-picked Gowers’ recommendations.

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