Dame Lynne Brindley DBE, Chief Executive of the British Library, appointed to Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property (SABIP)

Dame Lynne Brindley DBE appointed to SABIP as one of the members to give Ministers strategic advice on intellectual property issues
SABIP was set up following a recommendation of the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property
SABIP will be an advisory non-departmental body with a research budget to commission the empirical evidence that will underpin its thinking and advice

Dame Lynne Brindley DBE, Chief Executive of the British Library, welcoming her appointment stated: “I am honoured to have been selected to sit on the board of SABIP and look forward to working together with the other members to provide strategic counsel to the government.

The British Library has played a key role in the debate on copyright in the digital age and this is something I continue to take a personal interest in. I am concerned that the shift from print to digital publishing is undermining the traditional balance at the heart of copyright in ways that could make it harder for researchers to access and use information.

The British Library works to balance the rights of creators to be recognised and rewarded for their work with the public interest in ensuring access to information and ideas. As a publisher in our own right, we also understand the threats and opportunities presented to rights holders by the digital revolution.

I believe copyright is critical to a healthy creative industry. We need to find the right balance on intellectual property in order to support an innovative knowledge economy.”

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