You could be jailed for backing up your music collection in the UK

It is once again illegal to make personal copies of your own music, videos and ebooks in the UK, thanks to the withdrawal of last year’s private copying exception. The exception, which was introduced in October 2014, was the subject of a judicial review sought by music industry stakeholders including the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, the Musicians’ Union, and UK Music. In June, it was ruled that the decision to usher in the private copying exception was flawed because “the evidence relied upon to justify the conclusion about harm was inadequate/manifestly inadequate.” Rather than research whether copyright…

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