From: David Prosser <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:38:14 +0000


I'm no expert, but a short note I wrote in August for Serials e-news
gives some of the background to this:

http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/UKSG/252/Hargreaves-Review-of-Intellectual-Property-a-glimmer-of-hope/

Basically, the UK is in the midst of a copyright review.  What makes
this different to previous review is that it is being explicitly
driven by the innovation agenda and the (coalition) government appears
to be strongly behind the call for change.

David



On 20 Dec 2011, at 02:53, LIBLICENSE wrote:

> 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 Hamaker