Private copy illegal in UK

The new court ruling overturns the Copyright and Rights in Performances (Personal Copies for Private Use) Regulations 2014 and affects CDs, MP3s, DVDs, Blu-rays and e-books. Consumers can not technically copy a CD they own and use one version in the car and another at home.

Country: UK

Domains: IPR

Stakeholder: Judicial

Tags: illegal copying, UK, personal use, private copy, infringement, court decision, copyright

Posted on Friday 17 July 2015

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