The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act is due to be published 2 May 2013, having received Royal Assent.
One of the aims of the Act is to make provisions about copyright and rights in performances. As part of these provisions the Act addresses the matter of orphan works -- works (such as photos) where the owner cannot be found "after a diligent search made in accordance with the regulations".
A broad reading of the Act and amendments as they were passed appears to contain the potential for works uploaded to social sites such as Instagram to qualify as orphan, given it can be difficult to determine a real name or accurate contact details for the author.
By: Philippa Warr, Edited by: Liat Clark
Continue reading...Source: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-04/30/orphan-works-copyright
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