Reuters reports that Britain will signal on Wednesday that it intends to legalize copying of CDs or DVDs onto digital music players or computers for personal use

The move was one of the recommendations made in a review of Britain's intellectual property framework carried out by Professor Ian Hargreaves earlier this year at the request of Prime Minister David Cameron.

Business Secretary Vince Cable will announce on Wednesday the government's response to Hargreaves' report.

Hargreaves, professor of digital economy at Cardiff School of Journalism, found that Britain's 300-year-old copyright laws were obstructing innovation and growth and said a shake-up could add nearly 8 billion pounds ($13 billion) to the economy.

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