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Welcome to CommsCopyright, the forum for knowledge and discussion of copyright and intellectual property law in corporate communications.

CommsCopyright is a collaborative project supervised by Communicate magazine. The key contributors are the advisory panel, and you, the user. We need you to update the Hub (a wiki of copyright and intellectual property law). If you have questions please Ask the Expert and here is your chance to share your Insight into the key issues and developments of the moment.

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Google to downgrade copyright violators
Google to downgrade copyright violators


File sharing and illegal downloads - remedies for copyright holders
File sharing and illegal downloads - remedies for copyright holders

The widespread adoption of high-speed broadband services over the last decade has greatly increased the ease with which members of the public are able to access and download a wide variety of content. It has also led to a large increase in the incidence of illegal downloading and peer to peer file sharing.


Pinterest - the next Facebook or unlawful copyright infringement?
Pinterest - the next Facebook or unlawful copyright infringement?

Pinterest has quickly become a big player in the social media spectrum, but does the virtual pinboard pose copyright issues?


Copyright issues surrounding the Olympic ban on photographs
Copyright issues surrounding the Olympic ban on photographs

Since that heady day on 6th July 2005 when the International Olympic Committee announced its decision, 2012 has been billed as a “summer of sport”...


Laws of copyright? Copywrong for today's UK business
Laws of copyright? Copywrong for today's UK business

Probably the first time I got worried about the yawning gap between old-fashioned copyright law and modern business was when I asked my hairdresser why the radio wasn’t playing in her salon any more.


Shutting up Photoshop
Shutting up Photoshop

UK Court ruling may lead to increase in claims over "composition" of photographs


    Latest questionsall Q&As

    How are internet users currently at risk of copyright infringement?