World Book Day 2016: Where’s William?
Last year, what got David Walliams into a helicopter, Liam Scholes sent home from school for dressing up like Christian Grey and head teachers all over the country into red, stripy, T shirts?
Copyright
Copyright protects many types of creative works, such as music, books, drawings, paintings, computer software and films. Copyright protection is automatic once something has been created and usually lasts for the lifetime of the author plus a further 70 years.
Copy, write
I don’t consider myself an author by any means, but I often contribute blogs or articles for our website.
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It’s that time of year again for romance. Although I never expect to be showered with extravagant gifts, I still get a bit giggly if I’m bought a dozen red roses.
Cooking up a Christmas cracker
Snow is falling, bells are jingling and we’re all rocking around our trees…oh yes, the countdown to the big day is definitely on!
The good joke: how copyright is for comedians
The Department of Culture Media and Sport states that the number of people employed in the UK’s creative industries rose from 1.043 million in 2009 to 1.708 million in 2013.
UK-China Copyright Week
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of visiting China for the second time in my role as Director of Copyright and Enforcement for the Intellectual Property Office.
Get it right first time
Working as part of the business outreach team I am used to spending lots of time on the road speaking to businesses.
Copyright Hub unlocks treasure trove of content and helps ensure fair returns for rights holders
The instantly recognisable image is not just a wonderful shot of Stonehenge - near where I grew up - it’s also the very first piece of content licensed through The Copyright Hub.
You can’t patent a name
It’s quite disappointing when reading an article in the press that I see “Mr X has applied to patent his name” or “last year 3000 inventions were copyrighted in the UK”.
Periscope and what you need to know about the new era of self-broadcasting
Live video streaming app Periscope is the hot new social media platform, and is predicted to transform the way we communicate online. But the repercussions for users should make us all wary of jumping in feet first.
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