[GOAL] Re: EU considering link taxing and blocking

[Graham Triggs]

Correct, regulating the commercial aggregation of content does not directly provide for easier content mining.

But this is a Copyright Framework, which would have a number of provisions. One of them is likely to be specific exceptions for non-commercial text and data mining.

> On 18 Nov 2015, at 18:55, William Gunn <william.gunn at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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 <mailto: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/2015/11/16/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 <mailto: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 <https://savethelink.org/yourvoice?src=158734>
>> 
>> best,
>> 
>> Heather Morrison
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