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Submitted by hgmorrison 2010–05–10 23:54:21 EDT

Theme: Growing the ICT Industry
Idea Status: +38 | Total Votes:40 | Comments: 0

Recent evidence indicates that businesses that rely on fair use / fair dealing are a very substantial and growing sector in the economy, which is borne out by the consultation summary document indicating ICT presence of 5% of GDP compared to creative industries at 3.8% GDP. Illustrations of companies in the fair use industries include most computer–based industries, search engines, and internet service providers. Supporting growth in these sectors means adopting more liberal approaches to intellectual property — respecting the rights of owners, but within reasonable limits. Now would be a good time to reduce the copyright term, perhaps to 14 years, or to eliminate Crown copyright.

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