Over half of British consumers are infringing copyright law by copying their CDs onto other players they own, according to a new survey for the National Consumer Council (NCC). The YouGov poll reveals that the practice is common across all ages and social classes, highlighting the absurdity of current copyright law. Three in five (59%) thought copying was perfectly legal, despite the fact that current UK law does not provide a right to reproduce copyrighted material for private use - including CDs, DVDs and downloads. The findings back up NCC’s recent submission to the Government’s Gowers Review that the law is out of step with modern life and discriminates unfairly against consumers -putting unrealistic limits on their private listening and viewing habits.
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