"Yes," Say Consumers, "Creators Should be Rewarded When We Download Their Work!".

PR Newswire Europe, March, 2008

LONDON, March 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Parliamentary All Party Writers Group Looks for Framework That Both Rewards Creators and Helps Consumers Download Within the Law

At the inaugural meeting of the All Party Writers Group last week, the Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS) announced the findings of their recent survey into consumer attitudes to creators whose work is re-used in the digital environment.

55% of those questioned in the survey into public attitudes to copyright in the digital age, believe writers and other creators of works that are subsequently made available online should be paid fairly for this digital re-use of their work. Of these, 70% said they would be willing to pay a 'reasonable sum' to be able to download such...

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