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