From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2016 00:13:26 -0400 Question for European colleagues: Is this a promising development? ******* Declan Butler 15 September 2016 Europe proposes copyright reform to help scientists mine research papers Long-awaited plan would exempt computer-aided harvesting from EU copyright law. "The European Commission has announced long-awaited plans to make it easier for researchers to harvest facts and data from research papers — by freeing the computer-aided activity from the shackles of copyright law." http://www.nature.com/news/europe-proposes-copyright-reform-to-help-scientists-mine-research-papers-1.20606