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The UK government moves forward with a text and data mining exception for all purposes

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The outcome of the consultation is supposed to inform the government with respect to a potential legislative reform of the UK Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA). Users reported mixed experiences with licensing. Conversely, users were very much in favour of an exception as it would remove the need for licensing.