It is again illegal to create personally copies of purchased digital media (such as cd musicq, video and ebooks) in the UK, thanks to the withdrawal of the private copying exemption introduced last year.
This exception was introduced in October of 2014 by the United Kingdom Government. All music industry stakeholders, including the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Writers, the Union of Musicians and UK Music, resorted to the Supreme Court to check the legitimacy of the government's decision.
In June, the judiciary has come to the conclusion that while the Government correctly interpreted the law in this area, the evidence relied on to justify the exclusion of private copying of digital media were inadequate, and the exception was therefore unlawful.
After that, the British government chose to completely withdraw the ability to make copies of digital media as illegal.
Theoretically this is a completely stupid tactic, since it is almost impossible for them services επιβολής του νόμου να μάθουν ποιοι άνθρωποι στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο έχουν κάνει backups of purchased albums and movies. Obviously their logic is that if they arrest someone they simply have the ability to substantiate accusations against him, regardless of whether they do so.
Also as noted by 1709 Blog, the pursuit of copyright holders to prosecute users for making personal copies of legally owned digital media "will undoubtedly alienate the buying public and reinforce the argument that record labels have lost touch with what music lovers want."
