Tag: theipo
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The IPO Enquiry
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Andrew Orlowski
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Sketches from the three hearings held by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Intellectual Property’s enquiry into the IPO in April and May 2012 … Read More
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Parody is illegal, say barmy bureaucrats
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Andrew Orlowski
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The IPO chose Office Party Friday last week to unveil 15 more proposals on intellectual property reform. This is traditionally the most alcoholic workday of the year – and ministers might need another stiff drink as they digest the surprises that ideologically fanatical bureaucrats have been preparing for them. Among the proposals is the…
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The bureaucratic elite and the Google Review. The story continues…
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Andrew Orlowski
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It’s also a stealth project – ECL was omitted from the Executive Summary that only hurried politicians and the media ever read The Business Department BiS has launched a copyright consultation, inviting views on the recommendations raised in the "Google Review", as the "Hargreaves Review into IP and Growth" became known. Hargreaves was tasked with…