Researchers celebrate rejection of controversial copyright policy

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Proposed changes to EU legislation would introduce barriers to science and innovation, campaigners say

Early-career researchers are pleased at European leaders’ rejection of a copyright policy that would have introduced restrictions to text-and-data mining of scientific papers.

The European Parliament has voted against the Copyright Directive, amid concerns that the amended legislation would introduce damaging barriers to freedom of information and limit access to research studies and data in Europe.