The Alliance Against IP Theft also made a submission on behalf of rights holders' organisations, to which ACG contributed.

Link to Alliance submission

The Review report was published in December 2006 and sets out a number of targeted, practical recommendations to deliver a robust IP framework fit for the digital age. The principal recommendations of the Review are aimed at:

tackling IP crime and ensuring that rights are   well enforced;
reducing the costs and complexity of the system;
 reforming copyright law to allow individuals and  institutions to use   content in ways consistent   with the digital age.

Link to Gowers IP Review report
Link to press notice

The implementation timetable for the relevant enforcement recommendations can be found on the Intellectual Property Office (formerly UK-IPO) website:

Link to Gowers implementation

A recent report has been published by the All-Party IP Group, evaluating the outcomes of Gowers two years on, following a detailed inquiry which launched on 5 August 2008. The inquiry sought to establish how effective Gowers recommendations have been in ensuring IP rights can be properly protected and enforced, for the benefit of both rights holders and consumers.

The Group invited a number of stakeholders across the IP community to contribute their views, and also held two meetings in the House of Commons, where stakeholders and interested parties were given the opportunity to discuss aspects of the Gowers Review with the officers of the Group.

Link to APIPG report