« LIBER has signed an open letter urging European lawmakers to put EU copyright reform back on track.
The letter was sent to Ministers attending the Competitiveness Council, European Parliament Rapporteur MEP Therese Comodini Cachia and her colleagues. It has…
« Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), which creates global licensing and content solutions that make copyright work, announces that the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Bone & Joint Publishing, and IWA Publishing have chosen to manage Article Publishing Charges (APCs) for…
« Considers how the open access policy environment has developed since the RoMEO (Rights Metadata for Open Archiving) Project’s call in 2003 for universities and academics to assert joint copyright ownership of scholarly works. Investigates whether UK universities are moving towards joint copyright ownership. (…) »
« (…) COMMUNIA sent a joint letter to MEPs working on the copyright reform dossier. It is supported by 34 organisations and 17 individuals, all advocates of quality education. In the letter we note our concerns on the phrasing of a new education exception to copyright, as included in the proposal…
« (…) Le terme de copyright est sans doute un des plus mal connus et donc des plus mal utilisés qui soient. Il n’est pas rare d’entendre parler de « copyright » pour désigner le droit d’auteur français. Il arrive même qu’on entende parler de « droit de copyright« , ce qui constitue un superbe…
« Après quasiment une décennie, la Commission européenne a présenté son projet de loi sur la réforme du droit d’auteur. Et il était temps: nos lois sur le droit d’auteur ne correspondent pas à la technologie d’aujourd’hui. Créer un mème est techniquement interdit dans de nombreux endroits de l’Union européenne. Il…
« In a statement released today, LIBER, CESAER, EUA, LERU and Science Europe — which together represent hundreds of universities, libraries, funders and research performing organisations — say amendments in five main areas are critical if Europe wants to be at…
« Universities Australia welcomes the Productivity Commission’s report on Australia’s Intellectual Property Arrangements, which calls for the introduction of a « fair use » exception to copyright laws.
The report recommends the Government amend the Copyright Act (1968) to introduce a broad, principles-based fair use exception.
« Today I sent a letter on behalf of 42 copyright lawyers, scholars, and expert librarians to leaders in Congress. In it, we explain the rich relationship between libraries and copyright, and urge Congress to keep the Office where it has lived for more than a century:…
« Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), creating global licensing and content solutions that make copyright work, announces enhancements to its cloud-based RightFind® XML for Mining software solution, which empowers organizations using text mining to glean important insights from vast amounts of Scientific, Technical, and Medical…
