Alliance Against IP Theft
Coalition of British trade associations and industry enforcement bodies seeking to strengthen IP law www.allianceagainstiptheft.co.uk
Anti-Copying in Design
Membership organisations for designers fighting copyright theft and for the protection of designs www.acid.uk.com
Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society
Collecting society for writers of all kinds. Authors should register to benefit from their distributions of revenue for secondary uses of works. www.alcs.co.uk
British Copyright Council
Body representing organisations of British copyright owners of which BECTU is a member www.britishcopyright.org
British Literary & Artistic Copyright Association
Forum for discussion of matters affecting the rights of authors and other copyright owners www.blaca.org.uk
British Screen Advisory Council
An independent body on audio visual policy issues www.bsac.uk.com
Department for Business Innovation and Skills
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills was formed in June 2009 following a merger of BERR and DIUS. BIS is the UK government's lead department for intellectual property matters. www.bis.gov.uk (See the entry below for the Department for Culture Media and Sport).
Copyright World
Journal focusing on international copyright law www.informalaw.com
Department for Culture Media and Sport
Government department with responsibility for the creative industries including some aspects of intellectual property. www.culture.gov.uk
Design & Artists’ Copyright Society
Collecting society for British visual artists and photographers. Artists should register under the Payback scheme to receive revenues for secondary use of their work www.dacs.org.uk
Design Business Association
Organisation for designers concentrating on business issues and offering training courses www.dba.org.uk
Directors UK Ltd
Collecting society for film and television Directors www.directors.uk.com
European Union
Portal for the European Union www.europa.eu
Federation Against Copyright Theft
Combating counterfeiting and piracy on behalf of major industry players www.fact-uk.org.uk
Federation Against Software Theft
Illegal use of software can be reported through their website www.fastiis.org.uk
Intellectual Property Institute
Promoting awareness and understanding of IP law, commissioning research, and publishing www.ip-institute.org.uk
IPO
Government agency responsible for intellectual property including copyright. www.ipo.gov.uk
Producers Alliance for Cinema & Television
PACT represents the commercial interests of independent feature film, tv, animation and interactive media companies www.pact.co.uk
Public Lending Right
Not copyright but related. A source of revenue for authors www.plr.uk.com
SABIP
Strategic Advisory Body for Intellectual Property. SABIP was set up to provide government with strategic, independent and evidence-based advice on intellectual property policy. www.sabip.org.uk
US Copyright Office
Government Department responsible for copyright in the USA. www.copyright.gov
WIPO
International organisation responsible for promoting and protecting all forms of intellectual property www.wipo.int
