BCS backs call for overhaul of UK copyright law

Dawinderpal Sahota
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The BCS joins Coadec in signing an open letter urging the government to overhaul British copyright system

The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) and the BCS: The Chartered Institute for IT are among the signatories to an open letter urging the government to overhaul of the British copyright syste...

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