October 2, 2025Open Access

Thinking more about EU law and UK copyright exemptions

MEMartin Paul EveUniversity College Dublin

Key Points

The synthesis of UK copyright exemption and EU law raises significant issues, especially in research contexts.
This examination details the conflict between UK exemptions and EU Directive 2001/29/EC, which governs copyright.
Conversations with legal experts reveal misunderstandings that arise from the differing interpretations of copyright laws.
This discussion underscores the need for clarity and alignment between UK law and EU directives regarding research and text and data mining.

Abstract

I have previously written(https://www.martineve.com/2016/01/07/the-uk-copyright-exemption-for-text-and-data-mining-vs-the-dmca/), having had conversations with Erik Ketzan (although any misunderstandings in the final things I'm writing here are mine, not his), about a problem with the synthesis between the UK copyright exemption for research and EU Directive 2001/29/EC. The problem is that while UK law allows for exemptions on the grounds of

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Martin Paul Eve (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de70f583cbc991d0a23498 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.59348/90ptz-xeg08

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