I second this - I've already sent off several e-mails, but am a little worried about what to say if someone does actually request further information. -------------------------------------------------------------- Miss Vicky Wiseman, MIMAS Liaison Officer Manchester Computing, University of Manchester [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------------------- MIMAS - Manchester Information and Associated Services http://www.mimas.ac.uk/ MIMAS Helpdesk - Email: [log in to unmask] Tel: 0161 275 6109 Fax: 0161 275 6040 -------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: A general Library and Information Science list for news and discussion. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 9:37 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Setback on the EU Copyright Directive This sounds alarming, I would be happy to write to my MEP - once I find out who he / she is. However, I am not very familiar with copyright law, and if I write a letter saying "I will be happy to give further information", it might be useful to be able to put the salient points into layman's terms so that people are left with no doubt what is at stake. Could anyone summarise, or direct me to a website with the relevant info? Sarah