This report offers the first independent empirical assessment of the European levy system as a whole.The research consolidates the evidence on levy setting, collection and distribution; reviews the scope of consumer permissions associated with levy payments; and reports the results of three...

This note reports on collaboration between Imperial College, the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), and industry sources to improve measurement of UK investment in artistic originals. We focus on creation of long-lived artistic original assets protected...

Report 2: The treatment of parodies under copyright law in seven jurisdictions The purpose of this paper is to review the legal treatment of parodies in several key countries, with a view to identifying possible regulatory options for benefiting from a parody exception to copyright infringement,...

‘Orphan works’ are works in which copyright still subsists, but where the rightholder, whether it be the creator of the work or successor in title, cannot be located.This report was commissioned to assist the UK government in evaluating policy options in the implementation of the Hargreaves...

The Intellectual Property framework is a crucial underpinning factor in the success of the UK's creative industries. It provides rights owners and holders with the tools to promote and distribute creative content to the public and to receive remuneration and attribution in return. However, the...

The purpose of this research study is 1) to map the size of the public domain and frequency of its use; 2) analyse the role of public domain works in value creation for UK businesses; 3) assist creators and entrepreneurs to identify business models that benefit from the public domain. In addition...