“This is a long overdue update that rebalances copyright law in a sensible way,” says Loz Kaye of the planned modernisation to the UK copyright system. The leader of the Pirate Party UK and a relentless campaigner for digital rights, Kaye often squares off against copyright owners, lambasting them for impinging civil liberties.
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1 November 2013 The UK has extended the term of copyright protecting sound recordings and performers’ rights from 50 to 70 years after a recording is published.