UK Museums Want Copyright Changes So They Can Display WWI Documents

Thanks to overly severe copyright laws, museums, libraries and other UK institutions have been unable to show important historical documents to the public.

The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (CDPA) 1988 is currently stopping an estimated 1.74 million ‘orphan works’ from the Great War, such as diaries and letters, from being displayed until 2039.

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