Consumers International has described UK copyright law as abjectly failing to observe consumers’ interests and gave it the lowest rating in a group of 16 countries. The UK law is described, among other things, as out of date, unrealistic and losing credibility. Following Gowers Review, almost all recommendations were adopted by the Government but reform has since come to a standstill. Consumers International, which is partly funded by the Government, concluded that there is no fair use exception and no differentiation between private or corporate infringement in UK copyright laws. It will be interesting to see what the Government response to this will be. Institutions, in the meantime, may continue to rely on exceptions under the current legislation, use copyright free materials or licence agreements in order to copy legally. To access the news article, please go to - http://www.out-law.com/default.aspx?page=9950.