Government pauses plans to rewrite UK copyright laws after authors protest | Books | The Guardian

The Intellectual Property Office launched a consultation last summer into UK copyright after Brexit. Writers and publishers had feared that if the "copyright exhaustion" rule were changed, governing when the control of a rights holder over the distribution of their property expires, it could lead to a flood of cheap international editions of books.

"Authors could lose this precious ability to sell their work abroad and be fairly paid for it," said Pullman at the time, while Mosse added that "if we don't ensure writers remain respected for their work, then many will be forced to leave the industry and Britain's cultural landscape will suffer hugely."