European Court of Human Rights is not a body of the EU. So Brexit has nothing to do with it one way or another.

I think this evening was just it passing 3rd reading stage of the Commons. Can follow progress at http://services.parliament.uk/... (this was linked in the summary above).

Well if this is a matter of copyright then governments absolutely do have the right to make this decision. Copyrights are not rights that are granted to authors, rather they are removal of rights from everyone else for a limited time. If EU governments decide that the benefit of removing copyright over such work is preferable to the benefit from having the copyright - that's for them and their electorate to decide.

stupid cheap damn stupid Martian power packs.

... our last best hope for peace.

Yeah, OS X is terrible!! That's why running Windows 10 is such a bad idea. Got it. Thanks.

Got a new vacuum cleaner lately, high power, massively discounted (didn't know it at the time but obviously due to these regulations being on horizon). At first use it stuck to the carpet and is difficult to push around, a tug on the handle WILL lift the carpet off the floor.

In some countries this would be theft by finding.

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How big is the cup? How much water in the cup? These are the things that matter!

Ok, referring to people with guns starting fires as not having common sense, perhaps insinuating people with guns don't have common sense - not clever, nor useful. Having a situation where the authorities can't stop people without common sense having guns and so can't stop them from starting wildfires - not good. Having a situation where the authorities can't stop people without common sense HAVING GUNS - living the American dream.

Whereas insulting something by comparing it to the feminist movement is perfectly valid?

and even better The Olympics, Paralympics and London Olympics Association Rights (Infringement Proceedings) Regulations 2010 - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2477/contents/made

The UK were essentially forced to pass the legislation - else they couldn't get to host the Olympics. For anyone interested http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/22/contents is a good place to start looking.