Just thought I'd add this as an addendum to discussion of copyright in foreign parts.
In Belgium a rights lobby [1] wants to charge libraries when they read books to children [2].
I guess they see it as akin to playing music in a public place, which here in the UK is charged by the Performing Rights Society [3].
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SABAM [2] http://thenextweb.com/media/2012/03/13/belgian-rightsholders-group-wants-to-... [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performing_Right_Society
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