{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/780207.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":780207,"attributes":{"action":"Change UK law to recognise ownership of purchased digital products","background":"Change UK consumer law to establish that consumers legally own the digital copies of digital products they purchase outright, rather than merely receiving a licence to use them.","additional_details":"More products are now sold online instead of as physical copies. When someone buys a physical product, they own the copy they bought, even though they do not own the copyright. Digital products can instead be sold as a licence, meaning the buyer may not legally own what they paid for and the publisher may be able to withdraw access under its terms. We believe buying a digital product outright should give the buyer ownership of that copy.","committee_note":null,"state":"open","signature_count":10,"closing_date":"2027-03-21","created_at":"2026-08-22T10:20:29.947Z","updated_at":"2026-09-21T14:12:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-09-21T10:27:51.636Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-08-28T22:54:20.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Dominic Aaron Lee","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DBIST","name":"Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"Belgium","code":"BE","signature_count":1},{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":9}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Gorton and Denton","ons_code":"E14001251","mp":"Hannah Spencer MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hazel Grove","ons_code":"E14001277","mp":"Lisa Smart MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Macclesfield","ons_code":"E14001347","mp":"Tim Roca MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Tynemouth","ons_code":"E14001557","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Alan Campbell MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cardiff East","ons_code":"W07000089","mp":"Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North East","ons_code":"A","signature_count":1},{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":6},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":1},{"name":"Wales","ons_code":"L","signature_count":1}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}