From: "Smith, Kevin L" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2016 13:48:26 +0000 Copyright in the UK is similar in structure and coverage to the law in the U.S. The primary difference is in the exceptions -- things that might look like infringement but are declared by the statute not to be. In the U.K., such exceptions are spelled out, and there is no "catch-all" like the U.S. doctrine of fair use. These enumerated exceptions are often referred to as "fair dealing," but should not be confused with the open-ended exception in the U.S. The U.K. exceptions include allowance for private and research study, criticism, copying and lending by libraries, reformatting and backup copying for personal use, and parody, among others. This fact sheet from the U.K. Copyright Service might help: https://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/p01_uk_copyright_law It should be noted that the U.K. is also subject to the database protection rules of the E.U., which create independent protection for databases. Overall, the passage you quote seems very reasonable to me. If I were at an institution that was able to accept foreign law to govern its agreements (I am not), I would not hesitate to sign such a contract, assuming other parts of it are acceptable. But most institutions have rules about if and when they can agree to jurisdictions outside their own, and those rules at your place would be the most important factor in deciding whether or not to accept this. Best, Kevin Kevin L. Smith, J.D. Dean of Libraries University of Kansas -----Original Message----- From: Terry Leopold <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2016 22:37:31 +0000 [MOD NOTE: A good question, but it received no liblicense-l responses. Anyone out there have any words of wisdom?] We've been asked to sign a license from a company in the U.K. which binds us to U.K. copyright law. Here's the passage: "This Agreement shall be deemed to complement and extend the rights of the Institution and Authorised Users under the United Kingdom’s Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Act 2002 and nothing in this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any statutory rights held by the Institution and Authorised Users from time to time under these Acts or any amending legislation." Does anyone have any insight as to whether we should accept this? I don't know if U.K. and U.S. copyright law are similar enough for us to agree with this, or whether we should ask that it be struck and replaced with a referenced to U.S. law. Thanks for any help you can offer. Terry Ann Leopold E-Resource Manager Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries 3801 E. Florida Ave., Suite 515 Denver, CO 80210 [log in to unmask] Phone - 303.759.3399, ext 111. Fax – 303.759.3363