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16th March, 2009, 04:42 PM
The government has outlined the details of its proposed digital rights agency.
The agency -a key element of Lord Carter's Digital Britain report - would encourage people to use legal sources of copyrighted material.
The proposals, which Lord Carter called a "straw man" have been published to trigger a debate on the subject, rather than an outline of future policy.
"This straw man could be torched, tolerated or a touchstone for the start point of constructive debate," he said.
"I for one hope it is the latter," he added.
The report highlights attitude changes in the digital age, saying consumers are no longer prepared to be told when and where they can access content.
"[people]do not see why a TV show that is airing in the US should not be available in the UK," the report says.
"They are not willing to wait to see a film at home until several months after it has passed through the cinemas. They don't accept the logic that says that if you have bought a CD you cannot then copy that music onto your iPod."
Source: BBC NEWS | Technology | File sharing agency up for debate (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7945754.stm)
The agency -a key element of Lord Carter's Digital Britain report - would encourage people to use legal sources of copyrighted material.
The proposals, which Lord Carter called a "straw man" have been published to trigger a debate on the subject, rather than an outline of future policy.
"This straw man could be torched, tolerated or a touchstone for the start point of constructive debate," he said.
"I for one hope it is the latter," he added.
The report highlights attitude changes in the digital age, saying consumers are no longer prepared to be told when and where they can access content.
"[people]do not see why a TV show that is airing in the US should not be available in the UK," the report says.
"They are not willing to wait to see a film at home until several months after it has passed through the cinemas. They don't accept the logic that says that if you have bought a CD you cannot then copy that music onto your iPod."
Source: BBC NEWS | Technology | File sharing agency up for debate (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7945754.stm)