[GOAL] Re: EU considering link taxing and blocking

[Graham Triggs]

The EU is not considering link blocking.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/16/eu_wont_make_hyperlinks_illegal_copyright/ <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/16/eu_wont_make_hyperlinks_illegal_copyright/>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/05/ec_copyright_framework_leak/ <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/05/ec_copyright_framework_leak/>

Any effects of restrictions seem to be limited to commercial sites aggregating copyrighted material - but then copyrighted material by definition has restrictions of use, subject to whatever licences may be granted.

Open Access - material that explicitly grants a licence to reuse (and link) content - is not going to be, and can’t be, affected.

The most likely outcome of this bill is make text and data mining of copyrighted material easier for research purposes.


> On 17 Nov 2015, at 23:12, Heather Morrison <Heather.Morrison at uottawa.ca> wrote:
> 
> Open Access depends on linking - and is one of the best exemplars of why links should not be blocked. Please sign.
> 
> https://savethelink.org/yourvoice?src=158734
> 
> best,
> 
> Heather Morrison
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