points by pbhjpbhj 14 hours ago | 0 comments
It's not legal in the UK to make a copy of a website except if you're a deposit library and the website fails within the strictures of the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003.
But, under that act, if it's hosted in the UK then BL can make a copy (for access in person by someone visiting the physical library).
UK law is pretty draconian, in my personal opinion, when it comes to copyright.
[–] jstanley 14 hours ago
[–] Normal_gaussian 13 hours ago
This covers what you can legally do in regards to copyrighted works:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/part/I/chapter/...
[–] masfuerte 13 hours ago
In the UK most copies are outlawed. There are explicit exceptions for things like internet caches and the transient copies made by routers. The fact the exceptions are needed shows how restrictive the law is.
[–] Normal_gaussian 13 hours ago
There are more legal allowances than that.
But yes, it's an allowlist rather than a reasonableness test. The US 4 point test is somewhat decent in this regard.
Can you cite a source for this? It sounds wrong to me.