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http://www.patent.gov.uk/dpolicy/ipgroup.html
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Intellectual Property Group recommends improved awareness about
Intellectual Property
Proposals to raise the awareness and knowledge of intellectual
property to aid the success of the creative industries and benefit
the wider community were published today by Dr Kim Howells, Consumer
Affairs Minister. The report by the Intellectual Property Group was
welcomed by Culture Secretary Chris Smith.
The Intellectual Property Group, set up by the Creative Industries
Task Force in May 1999 under the chairmanship of Dr Howells, studied
how to promote the contribution made by intellectual property to the
success of the creative industries by improving the knowledge of and
respect for intellectual property amongst all sectors.
The key recommendations of the report include:
assessing current levels of awareness about intellectual property so
as to be able to identify key messages to raise awareness of the
value of intellectual property;
rationalising and improving information about intellectual property
available to users, creators, businesses, advisers and enforcers,
including by signposting from the University for Industry and the
Small Business Service;
teaching about intellectual property in schools and higher and
further education; and
training enforcers so they are better able to act against
counterfeiting and piracy and targeting information at consumers
about the damage caused by the purchase of counterfeit and pirate
goods.
Dr Howells said:
"The knowledge economy depends on strong intellectual property rights
but improving messages about the benefit of these rights to both
creators and the wider community is also critical. I have found
invaluable the opportunity to work with the creative industries and
copyright user interests to deliver this report showing the way
forward to achieve real and lasting improvements in the public’s
perception of the need for intellectual property."
"This report demonstrates that there is much more work to be done and
I am keen to advance this work. I know that members of the
Intellectual Property Group also attach great importance to seeing
this work come to fruition and I hope in our future work others will
also join us with the same commitment as those who have helped
deliver this report."
Mr Smith said:
"Our Creative Industries are a success story. They generate over £60
billion of revenue a year, employ around 1.4 million people; and are
growing at twice the national average. Intellectual property rights
are at the heart of the new knowledge economy and are of vital
importance to the creative industries. Greater recognition by the
public of the role and importance of intellectual property rights
must be encouraged. This report presents a welcome action plan for
effecting such a positive change."
Copies of the report of the Intellectual Property Group of the
Creative Industries Task Force can be obtained by clicking here (pdf
file 404kb).
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See
http://www.patent.gov.uk/dpolicy/pdf/ipgroup.pdf