The UK will not change its rules for copyright exhaustion of intellectual property, for now. The government’s Intellectual Property Office has closed its consultation on the possibility of parallel trade, which would allow print books to be resold internationally without publisher permission (which is the law of the land in the US). “Unfortunately, there is not enough data available to understand the economic impact of any of the alternatives to the current UK+ regime,” the IPO stated. “As a result, it has not been possible to make a decision based on the criteria originally intended. However, the government remains committed […]
