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UK Reviewing Copyright Laws
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."
I suppose they can copy the US laws verbatim.
Even though US laws are inherited largely from UK laws that won't work. If only for the different government/legal structures.
That will qualify as at least one fair use of the 'Fair use' laws.
Isn't the text of laws in the public domain already? If so there is no "fair use" needed. Any use is fair use (except probably claiming you're the author when you aren't).
And the news? Good grief - I watched UK news and the whole time it was just people talking about facts and things. There wasn't a SINGLE ARGUMENT or fight during the entire show. What the hell kind of news reporting is that?
Personally I am quite happy when news outlets do their best to separate facts and opinions. Arguments/debates do not belong in a news broadcast, unless the debate itself is the news.
In the spirit of the American's 1st amendment, let's have *no law*.
For justice, we must go to Don Corleone