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Culture Minister defends art funding cuts

Ed Vaizey, the UK's Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, has today defended budget cuts to Arts Council England previously announced by the coalition

Government Organisations 01 Dec 2010

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Government launches online copyright inquiry

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee has launched an inquiry on the protection of intellectual property rights online, following on David Cameron's decision to review the UK's copyright law

Copyright 10 Nov 2010

Government launches inquiry into arts funding cuts

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the House of Commons has issued a call for evidence on Funding of the Arts and Heritage. The inquiry is aimed at evaluating the impact "recent, and future, spending...

Government Organisations 29 Jul 2010

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Digital Economy Bill: Behind the scenes as Clause 43 is dropped from controversial legislation (update)

Photographers and their representative organisations have labelled the removal of the controversial Clause 43 from the Digital Economy Bill as a "splendid victory", despite divisions stemming from an open...

Copyright 08 Apr 2010

Clause 43 removed from final Digital Economy Bill

Photographers can claim a victory after the House of Commons removed the controversial Clause 43 from the Digital Economy Bill

Copyright 08 Apr 2010

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House of Commons to drop Clause 43?

The government, through its Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has introduced an amendment to the Digital Economy Bill that would see the controversial Clause 43 removed from the final legislation...

Copyright 07 Apr 2010

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Photographers form Stop43 in bid to see Digital Economy Bill scrapped

The photographers behind Copyright Action, the Association of Photographers and Pro-Imaging among others, have launched Stop43, a campaign designed to influence MPs into dropping Clause 43 of the Digital...

Protests 24 Mar 2010

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House of Lords adopts Digital Economy Bill

At 5.27pm yesterday, the House of Lords closed debate on the Digital Economy Bill and sent the controversial legislation to the House of Commons where it is expected to be passed as part of a "wash-up"....

Copyright 16 Mar 2010

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