Introduction of a New Exception: The Protection of User-Generated Content under UK Copyright Law
Abstract:The rapidly developing Web 2.0 technologies positively affect the development of Usergenerated Content (UGC). UGC is considered as various types of multimedia content generated by online users that are available publicly. The situations of UGC are not optimistic in the UK, as the current copyright protection for original works is deemed to be over strict, which leads to a series of problems such as an inhibition of freedom of users and hindrance to economic growth and innovation. In order to explore how to eff… Show more
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