From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:21:52 -0600


Britain's is a conservative government, and it would be a big surprise
if it favored any changes that would ultimately do harm to business
interests.

Sandy Thatcher


> 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 systemŠ
>>
>>  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