« EIFL has compiled a booklet of statements made by librarians and archivists representing thousands of institutions at sessions of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR).
Titled ‘The internet is global – but copyright exceptions stop at the border. Why we need…
« Une université qui photocopie des livres à des fins pédagogiques et à destination des élèves ne se place pas en situation d’infraction au copyright, a jugé la Haute Cour de Delhi dans un verdict rendu vendredi sur une affaire qui occupe tribunaux et avocats depuis 4 ans.…
« The Journal of Copyright in Education and Librarianship is bi-annually published in the spring and fall. It is a peer-reviewed open-access publication for original articles, reviews and case studies that analyze or describe the strategies, partnerships and impact of copyright law on public, school, academic, and digital…
« Today, the European Commission has presented its legislative proposal to update the EU framework on copyright. LERU is very pleased to see that the EC has finally included the much needed mandatory exception for Text and Data Mining in the proposed Directive on copyright in the…
« Today the European Commission published its Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on copyright in the Digital Single Market.
After several years of discussions, and despite a strong commitment of EBLIDA and its partners in the…
« (…)The Commission has proposed two directives and two regulations to adapt the EU copyright rules to the realities of the Digital Single Market, on 14 September 2016. A directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market and a regulation will ensure:
better choice and…« Le législateur européen travaille d’arrache-pied à la réforme du droit d’auteur. Une nouvelle fuite du texte de la directive expose plusieurs des projets que la Commission souhaite développer. Très clairement, c’est une guerre ouverte contre Facebook et Google que la CE va introduire, permettant de protéger les éditeurs. Mais…
« In this blog, Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, reveals the data behind the demise of the British Library’s international non-commercial document supply service, reinforcing the argument that such services should be regulated by copyright law, not by licence. (…) »
« Reading a recent article in The Atlantic and the subsequent comments, I was struck again by how much confusion there is among the public about the difference between plagiarism and copyright infringement.
The difference matters—not least because plagiarism, while dishonest and reprehensible, is not…
