tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post6713760763911734100..comments2024-03-26T10:41:35.852+00:00Comments on The 1709 Blog: Extended collective licensing schemes: to opt out -- or not to opt out?Marie-Andree Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17125973798789498436noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-11672135250542968742014-06-13T06:33:52.264+01:002014-06-13T06:33:52.264+01:00going off reports, the UK government is introducin...going off reports, the UK government is introducing a 'opt-out' system, in a few months but has not yet given muv=ch thought to how opt-out would work in practice. This is likely to end in chaos. john r walkerhttp://johnrwalker.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-69352882347977103662014-06-09T23:58:27.433+01:002014-06-09T23:58:27.433+01:00I am not convinced that the effects of this can be...<br />I am not convinced that the effects of this can be confined to the UK. By definition ECL involves issuing licenses on behalf of right holders who are <i>not known</i> to the particular collection society issuing that license. Therefore how could that collection society know for sure that it is not 'accidentally' issuing a license on behalf of a 'unknown' non UK/EU right holder? And why should a UK collection society waste members money on meticulous searches re the nationality/identity of non member right-holders, in the first place?<br /><br />And re "made their work available online", is that regardless of where the server for that online material is located? <br />john r walkernoreply@blogger.com