The group, which was established by the creative industries to take forward the recommendations in Richard Hooper and Dr Ros Lynch’s 2012 Copyright Works report, has been working on six key issues over the past 12 months.
The new report is intended to keep rightsholders, businesses, government and interested parties updated on its progress.
Key milestones include the creation of a pilot Copyright Hub, which was launched in July to offer a simple signposting and navigation service enabling rights users to find out about copyright and discover who owns what.
The hub also offers information and links through to the relevant bodies that can grant rights users the permissions they need to be able to use creative works, including music.
Thirty-five organisations are currently linked to the hub. And, according to the steering group’s report, the next stage of hub development will begin later this year and will see a wide range of new bodies added.
The group has also published of a Voluntary Code of Practice for creating and retaining metadata in images and is developing a range of initiatives to streamline licensing for educational establishments.
James Lancaster, chair of the CLSG and director of media licensing at PRS for Music, said: ‘This report demonstrates the real progress that has been made in implementing the recommendations of the Hooper/Lynch report.
‘The work over the past year has demonstrated clearly the power of all parts of the creative industries working collaboratively together with the support of government to come up with pragmatic and workable solutions to the challenges of copyright licensing. I would like to thank all the individuals and organisations who have contributed to this report.’
Maureen Duffy, author and member of the CLSG added: ‘Once, the church and state commissioned artists to produce books, paintings and music. Then came printing, beginning the democratisation of the markets for their work, then film and radio, and now we have the digital world. But how are the creators to be paid?
‘The hub seeks to solve this by a simplified facility for licensing, putting consumers in touch with the works they want, and providing an income for the creators.
‘Our report shows how the industries have come together to solve the problems of making piracy redundant, and assuring the future of UK creators, their music, art and literature, and their massive contribution, both cultural and economic.’
To read the full report, please visit www.clsg.info
The new report is intended to keep rightsholders, businesses, government and interested parties updated on its progress.
Key milestones include the creation of a pilot Copyright Hub, which was launched in July to offer a simple signposting and navigation service enabling rights users to find out about copyright and discover who owns what.
The hub also offers information and links through to the relevant bodies that can grant rights users the permissions they need to be able to use creative works, including music.
Thirty-five organisations are currently linked to the hub. And, according to the steering group’s report, the next stage of hub development will begin later this year and will see a wide range of new bodies added.
The group has also published of a Voluntary Code of Practice for creating and retaining metadata in images and is developing a range of initiatives to streamline licensing for educational establishments.
James Lancaster, chair of the CLSG and director of media licensing at PRS for Music, said: ‘This report demonstrates the real progress that has been made in implementing the recommendations of the Hooper/Lynch report.
‘The work over the past year has demonstrated clearly the power of all parts of the creative industries working collaboratively together with the support of government to come up with pragmatic and workable solutions to the challenges of copyright licensing. I would like to thank all the individuals and organisations who have contributed to this report.’
Maureen Duffy, author and member of the CLSG added: ‘Once, the church and state commissioned artists to produce books, paintings and music. Then came printing, beginning the democratisation of the markets for their work, then film and radio, and now we have the digital world. But how are the creators to be paid?
‘The hub seeks to solve this by a simplified facility for licensing, putting consumers in touch with the works they want, and providing an income for the creators.
‘Our report shows how the industries have come together to solve the problems of making piracy redundant, and assuring the future of UK creators, their music, art and literature, and their massive contribution, both cultural and economic.’
To read the full report, please visit www.clsg.info
