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UK Reviewing Copyright Laws

Posted by samzenpus on from the take-another-look dept.

Uebergeek writes "It looks like the UK is going to be reviewing its copyright laws. Prime Minister David Cameron specifically cites the US's Fair Use doctrine as something they wish to incorporate into their own laws... apparently they wish to 'encourage the sort of creative innovation that occurs in America.' One can only assume that they've been missing the continual assault on the Fair Use doctrine here in the States."

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  1. Re:Mod me down, I don't care by t2t10 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And this is different... where exactly? Believe it or not, US copyright is liberal compared to Europe. The US refused to implement provisions of the Berne convention until the 1970's because they imposed too many restrictions. Eventually, the US gave in because it had to.

    The UK in particular is extremely litigious in areas of speech and copyright. In Germany, lawyers can even just send you bills when they believe that you're misusing a trademark or offering a copyrighted work, with legal recourse being essentially impossible.

    And who do you think are these "corporations" anyway? Many of the publishers trying to make US copyright law more restrictive are European. They like to go policy shopping, and they know that they have to make things happen in the US.

    Don't blame the US for a mess that Europe created.