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UK Gov nationalises orphans and bans non-consensual photography in public | Copyright Action
by Shannon at 1:36 pm EST, Mar 7, 2010

The end game is now in sight. The Digital Economy Bill is now expected to become law within the next 6 weeks. It introduces orphan works usage rights, which - unless amended, which HMG says it will not - will allow the commercial use of any photograph whose author cannot be identified through a suitably negligent search. That is potentially about 90% of the photos on the internet.


 
 
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