The British Library announced that it supports the move made by the government to ensure that copyright is fit for the digital age. As a significant research institution the Library maintains that improved access to research material and resolving issues relating to copyright will go a long way in terms of increasing the UK knowledge economy. More details on this news story which is of interest to library staff as well as copyright officers within FE and HE is available at: http://www.bl.uk/news/2009/pressrelease20091030.html.