Those who have been following recent posts on this topic might like to be aware of the British Library's work on IP in the context of digital technology; the following is the entry point for their materials: http://www.bl.uk/ip/ Searching the BL web-site for "digital is not different" may also prove useful; in particular see http://www.bl.uk/news/2006/pressrelease20061207.html http://www.bl.uk/ip/pdf/digitalexceptions.pdf Julian Wells