Rejected petition Stop Legalised Copyright Infringement

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Please stop the legalisation of copyright infringement widely reported as to be permitted under THE ENTERPRISE AND REGULATORY REFORM ACT.

The BBC has reported (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22337406) campaigners including Stop43, say this new legislation will permit commercial reproduction of "orphan works" (such as photos, videos, music, creative writing etc.) author permission after only an unsuccessful "diligent search" to find them.

http://www.stop43.org.uk reports the Act can't come into force until it's regulations are enacted so apparantly there is still time to let the government & Minister for Intellectual Property, Viscount Younger of Leckie know of opposition to the offending clauses.

Please sign the petition if you consider the potential copyright infringement unfair and damaging, also to request the government removes any provision from the Act that permits reproduction of creative work without author or copyright owner permission.

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Date submitted 30 April 2013
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