Dominic Young

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I’ve been around the news media and the internet since the beginning. I am interested in copyright as the basis for a thriving and balanced creative sector and society. Also interested in how the failure of copyright and other laws has led to terrible outcomes for the internet and everyone who uses it. I’ve done a lot of things around these issues.

Category: Copyright Directive

  • Don’t be afraid to imagine a better internet.

    Have you heard about the latest exciting European shenanigans?  There’s a new Copyright Directive on the way, and boy has it stirred up some passions. There’s an absolutely massive campaign going on to stop it, and air around Brussels is thick with accusations and recriminations.  Their arguments are impassioned, although anyone who takes the time…

  • Laurie Kaye on the Supreme Court’s weird NLA judgement

    The always-wise Laurie Kaye has some useful memories which concur with mine. His take on the Supreme Court’s recent judgement about the NLA is useful reading. Lord Sumption should give it a squizz. As I recall, the majority of the discussions around Article 5.1 concerned these kinds of temporary copies made by the Telcos’ networks and…

  • Strange things happen in courts

    This is odd. The Supreme Court has handed down its judgement in the endless NLA case, and it’s a little strange. They have also referred the case on to the European Court of Justice, to ensure that the agony is prolonged a little longer. Among the many oddities is that this judgement, weird though it…