[GOAL] Re: EU considering link taxing and blocking

[William Gunn]

Graham, I'm having a hard time seeing how regulating aggregation of content
or links to content makes text and data mining easier. Seems like it would
be harder, and especially if any publication of results becomes infringing.
On Nov 18, 2015 3:39 AM, "Graham Triggs" <grahamtriggs at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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/2015/11/05/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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