I've cut Malcolm's email up in to 7 bits and put it here http://testers.mkdoc.com/hidden-fsfe-ie/
Thanks!
I found that UKCDR have a very good summary page:
I think that the key issue we should focus on is: "Why fair dealings are good?". If you disagree with this emphasis, please say.
We should try to find several arguments that suggest that fair dealings (which is the European term for "fair use", I think) are useful for: * consumer * society * economy * academia * libraries * etc With such arguments, we may be able to persuade people that fair dealings are worth keeping and laws which restrict them are undesirable.
This will mean that we can avoid appealing to an abstract notion of "rights".
Good luck,
Malcolm.