Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics, Cambridge - Copyright Clearance Center completely misrepresents user views on Text and Data Mining; we do not want “market-based solutions” « petermr's blog

"The latest ScholarlyKitchen features an interview http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2013/08/15/an-interview-with-roy-kaufman-copyright-clearance-center/ with Roy Kaufman the head of the CopyrightClearanceCenter (CCC). CCC operates the Rightslink service which charges readers for re-use of scholarly articles ('the [RL] customer is usually the publisher') ... It is completely unjustified to state that users believe 'copyright exceptions are not the answer'. Exceptions are exactly the view that the UK government has taken. Exceptions have been vigorously challenged by closed access publishers but there is no evidence that authors or users have argued against it. Copyright exceptions involve the recognition that it is legal to extract content for data analytics.  I and colleagues (below) have made a strong and consistent case for exceptions, including Licences for Europe (where we dispute the need for further licences ('market based solution'). The closed access publishers have fought this and we have been unable to continue and have withdrawn from the process ..."