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		ghaff on April 29, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Internet Archive's last-ditch effort to save i... Copyright in the UK predates the existence of the United States by quite a bit.

fao_ on April 29, 2024 [–]

And has no concept of fair use :P

amszmidt on April 30, 2024 | [–]

There is the concept of "Fair Dealing" (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/exceptions-to-copyright#fair-dea...) which is similar to "fair use".

fao_ on April 30, 2024 | | [–]

As someone living in the UK, that's not comparable whatsoever.

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