British Library removes digitised version of Spare Rib after government repeals EU orphan works exception
Researchers and librarians have expressed concern after post-Brexit copyright rules forced the British Library to take down a digitised version of the feminist magazine Spare Rib.
On 1 January the UK government repealed the European Union’s orphan works exception, meaning UK-based institutions can no longer digitise copyrighted works for which the rights holder is not known or cannot be found.