Finally some good news out of the land of copyright. Ripping media is to become legal in the UK!

The BBC is reporting this morning that this motion is expected to be widely accepted when it passes through the commons.

“"We are talking about big changes," he said. "Bringing the laws more up-to- date to have a proper balance which allows consumers and businesses to operate more freely, but at the same time protect genuinely creative artists and penalise pirates."

The business secretary said the economy would benefit by £8bn over the next few years by updating the legislation.”