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Andrew Hall, head of Pure Mint Recordings resigns from BPI
Posted on: December 05, 2009 @ 01:54 PM
most recent comment at June 01, 2010 @ 08:04 AM
Andrew Hall seems to be a person who not only has a sensible approach to the problems of copyright infringement, but is also prepared to act on his convictions.
He has recently resigned from the BPI Rights Committee, and will do the same from the International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry's International Legal Committee "because of objections to the much previously reported Digital Economy Bill, which both the BPI and IFPI are supporting.".
Whatever our opinions about illegal filesharing and how to deal with it, the new Digital Economy bill, supported by the BPI, gives UK ministers unlimited powers to change copyright laws without having to go through the normal parliamentary process. This undermines the operation of a free and democratic society and is completely unacceptable.
In his resignation letter to the BPI, Hall writes: "I have enjoyed contributing to both [the BPI's] Rights [Committee] and the [IFPI's] ILC, but increasingly feel that my contributions are falling on deaf ears as an agenda has already been reached that I now consider is unmovable. As you know, I do not think the Digital Economy Bill is a sensible or well thought out piece of legislation. In my view it is being rushed through the last months of a parliament of an unpopular government and it is not legislation that I support".
Referencing clause 17 - the one that gives senior ministers the right to change copyright laws on whim - he continued: "I am particularly surprised that the record industry has chosen to endorse s.17 of the DEB, which I consider is wholly undemocratic and contrary to centuries of good practice regarding the forming of our copyright legislation. I also believe it may set a dangerous precedent going forwards (and could come back to haunt the industry)".
I completely agree with Andrew Hall's statement.
....comments, anyone?
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He has recently resigned from the BPI Rights Committee, and will do the same from the International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry's International Legal Committee "because of objections to the much previously reported Digital Economy Bill, which both the BPI and IFPI are supporting.".
Whatever our opinions about illegal filesharing and how to deal with it, the new Digital Economy bill, supported by the BPI, gives UK ministers unlimited powers to change copyright laws without having to go through the normal parliamentary process. This undermines the operation of a free and democratic society and is completely unacceptable.
In his resignation letter to the BPI, Hall writes: "I have enjoyed contributing to both [the BPI's] Rights [Committee] and the [IFPI's] ILC, but increasingly feel that my contributions are falling on deaf ears as an agenda has already been reached that I now consider is unmovable. As you know, I do not think the Digital Economy Bill is a sensible or well thought out piece of legislation. In my view it is being rushed through the last months of a parliament of an unpopular government and it is not legislation that I support".
Referencing clause 17 - the one that gives senior ministers the right to change copyright laws on whim - he continued: "I am particularly surprised that the record industry has chosen to endorse s.17 of the DEB, which I consider is wholly undemocratic and contrary to centuries of good practice regarding the forming of our copyright legislation. I also believe it may set a dangerous precedent going forwards (and could come back to haunt the industry)".
I completely agree with Andrew Hall's statement.
....comments, anyone?
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