From: "Hamaker, Charles" <[log in to unmask]>
 Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:51:27 +0000

http://www.coadec.com/?p=871

Much of this actually makes senses. I wonder if whatever the UK is
drinking we could get some for our own system…

Would someone in the UK elaborate a bit on what this means? It sure
looks good compared to the nonsense SOPA represents in the US.

My thanks to Alicia Wise for the link above.

Here's a sample of descriptive  text on some of the measures from the
article noted above:

* Copyright Exceptions

The document states that the Government plans to consider the case for
each of the nineteen types of exception permitted under the EU
Copyright Directive during this consultation process. It also aims to
simplify exceptions, and considers adopting the terminology from the
EU Copyright Directive.
Proposed copyright exceptions include;

+ create a private copying exception
+ extend current copyright exceptions relating to the preservation of
cultural material
+ amend current copyright exceptions for research and private study
+ create a new exception to copyright that allows whole copyright
works to be copied for the purpose of text and data mining for
non-commercial research
+ create a new exception for parody, caricature, and pastiche
+ extend the UK’s current copyright exceptions for educational use
+ extend the UK’s current exceptions that make it easier for people
with disabilities to access copyright works
+ update exceptions to copyright that permit extracts of copyright
works to be copied for criticism, review and news reporting
+ create exceptions to copyright for uses by Parliament or the Courts,
by Royal Commissions and statutory inquiries, for public records,
official registers, and other public business in the making available
of materials on the internet
+ and others including incidental inclusion and use of works located
in public places

Chuck Hakamer