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Yes, this is a really interesting report, Cable. Regarding copyright reform. David, I know that some people think of the Pirate Party as being at the 'off the wall' end of the political spectrum, but I do think that their position on copyright <http://www.pirateparty.org.uk/Copyright> - basically to reduce its duration to 10 years - seems eminently sensible. Perhaps in relation to OER it is worth exploring a middle way between Creative Commons on the one hand and the ridiculously over-protective copyright law on the other. Perhaps a middle way could both stimulate creativity and provide fair remuneration for the creators of educational resources. Terry Loane How do people really learn? <http://terryloane.typepad.com/reallylearn/> On 11/10/2013 10:00, David Kernohan wrote: > > Thanks for sharing this Cable, great report! > > Sometimes I wish Open Education has more of a role in campaigning for > copyright reform… > > David > > -- > > David Kernohan, eLearning Innovation Team, Jisc > > [log in to unmask] > > @dkernohan/@ukoer > > *From:*Open Education Special Interest Group > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Cable Green > *Sent:* 10 October 2013 23:01 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Creative industries not harmed by digital sharing, report finds > > http://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2013/09/CreativeIndustries.aspx > > > Creative industries not harmed by digital sharing, report finds > > copyright-113x148 > > A new report released by LSE’s Media Department contradicts widespread > claims about the decline of creative industries as a result of > copyright infringement. > > The report shows that the gaming, film and publishing industries are > growing and new business models are emerging based on digital sharing. > > For some in the creative industries, copyright infringement may > actually be helping boost their revenues, the report finds. > > Industry data shows that while the music industry has stagnated > somewhat in the last four years, since 1998 it has experienced overall > growth with internet-based revenues as a significant component since > 2004. In the UK, online sales now exceed CDs or vinyl as a percentage > of total revenue for recorded music. > > Bart Cammaerts, Senior Lecturer in the LSE Department of Media and > Communications and one of the report’s authors, said: > > /“Contrary to the industry claims, the music industry is not in > terminal decline, but still holding ground and showing healthy > profits. Revenues from digital sales, subscription services, streaming > and live performances compensate for the decline in revenues from the > sale of CDs or records.”/ > > Citing the big rise in the use of Creative Common Licenses, the report > points to the ways that some creative industries are making use of, > and profiting from, the digital culture that relies on access, sharing > and co-creating. > > Its authors warn that some measures aimed at strict enforcement of > traditional copyright regimes may stifle innovation and growth. > > /“Neither the creative industry nor governments can put a stop to > cultural change that is global and in many cases welcomed, including > by other segments of industry,”/ said LSE’s Professor Robin Mansell, > another author of the report, adding: > > /“There is a need foster recognition and economic reward for creators > and there is a need for copyright legislation to underpin economic > growth. But such legislation needs to be consistent with 21^st century > values and practices.”/ > > The report looks at evidence from other countries that have > implemented strict enforcement measures against individual copyright > infringers and finds conflicting data on the impact of this > enforcement. The authors conclude that more independent evidence on > the claimed positive impacts for the creative industries of such > measures is needed before the expressive and other rights of citizens > at put at risk. > > The Report is freely available <http://bit.ly/18F7Vr6> on the blog of > the LSE Media Policy Project. > > *Notes to editors* > > *The Media Policy Project is based in the Department of Media and > Communications at the London School of Economics and Political > Science. It aims to establish a deliberative relationship between > policy makers, civil society actors, media professionals and relevant > media research.* > > For more information or enquiries please contact: Sally Broughton > Micova, Research Officer, LSE Media Policy Project at 020 3486 2834 or > 0790 485 2037 [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > 30 September 2013 > > > > -- > > > > Cable Green, PhD > Director of Global Learning > Creative Commons > @cgreen <http://twitter.com/cgreen> > http://creativecommons.org/education > /reuse, revise, remix & redistribute/ >