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Intellectual Property:
Facebook privacy settings revamped after scandal
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43557803
The Facebook Saga (Radio interview in South Africa)
https://omny.fm/shows/the-koketso-sachane-show/the-facebook-information-saga
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Canada on IPRs
Oracle’s $9bn copyright case against Google resurrected
Assessing Regional Integration in Africa VII
https://www.uneca.org/publications/assessing-regional-integration-africa-vii
The European Parliament must improve the Text and Data Mining (TDM) exception to benefit European research and innovation
http://eare.eu/assets/uploads/2018/03/OpenLetter-to-JURI-Committee-on-TDM_26March2018.pdf
Federal Court of Appeal Rejects Access Copyright Bid to Overturn Board Ruling on Insubstantial Copying, Fair Dealing
Limits of Licensing – Executive Summary
https://www.ifla.org/files/assets/clm/statements/limits_of_licensing_executive_summary.pdf
Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:
Evidence of Open Access of scientific publications in Google Scholar: a large - scale analysis
https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/k54uv/
Focusing on Value — 102 Things Journal Publishers Do (2018 Update)
Open Access Ethics Resources for Researchers
https://www.methodspace.com/open-access-ethics-resources-researchers/
ICT Infrastructure in Support of Data Sharing
https://www.slideshare.net/AfricanOpenSciencePlatform/ict-infrastructure-in-support-of-data-sharing
NEF Partners With Elsevier To Provide Editorial Expertise, Infrastructure And A Capacity Building Engine For The Next Generation Of African Researchers
Marrakesh Treaty – Access for Blind and Visually Impaired Users
Blind Users Celebrate as Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Bill Drops