October 2, 2025Open Access

On digital publishing and third-party rights

MEMartin Paul EveUniversity College Dublin

Key Points

The case highlights potential overreach and misunderstandings regarding rights in digital publishing, and
Fair dealing under UK law could support the argument that using text for criticism is permissible and
The publisher's demand for royalties raises questions about acceptable practices in the realm of third-party rights.
Clarifying legal boundaries in digital publishing is crucial for protecting critical discourse and access.

Abstract

I'm currently handling a difficult case where a poetry publisher is demanding a royalty for citation of text within a work of literary criticism. They want to know how many "copies" we are "printing" so they can charge us. It is my view that this is totally extortionate and that this use is "fair dealing" under UK law for purposes of criticism and review.

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Martin Paul Eve (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de70f583cbc991d0a2349b https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.59348/agahw-75048

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