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law and disorder.
Byline: mark chillingworth
Law and disorder
The British Library, Microsoft, Google and the National Consumer Council are all calling on the government to overhaul the nation's intellectual property laws. Hats off to them for their pro-active stance -- it would be all too easy for powerful companies and what is essentially a government body tasked with looking after the nation's knowledge to let the state carry on regardless.
The onus is now on the government, whether the current moribund authority or the next Cabinet. What is worrying for information users, information professionals and even consumers is that the state has such a poor track record. Recent legislation includes a fox-hunting ban so badly organised and handled that even the writers of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em couldn't have come up with a similar caper, while the wars against Iraq and Afghanistan are spiralling out of control.
Then there's the issue of government bodies and technology. As the NHS's grand IT ...
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