Denise Nicholson's information service on Copyright & A2K issues. Final newsletter was delivered on 15 December 2020.
Denise Nicholson's information service on Copyright & A2K issues. Final newsletter was delivered on 15 December 2020.
This is a free online international Information Service covering various topics, including copyright, plagiarism and other IP matters, Open Access, open publishing, open learning resources, institutional repositories, scholarly communication, digitization and library matters, mobile technologies, issues affecting access to knowledge (A2K), particularly in developing countries; WTO and WIPO treaties and matters; Free Trade Agreements and TRIPS Plus; useful websites, conference alerts, etc. Archives are available at:
Intellectual Property:
South Africa: Copyright Amendment Bill 2018 – Process and documents
New Call for submissions - https://pmg.org.za/call-for-comment/752/
SA Copyright Amendment Bill [B13-2017]: comment on specific clause of working draft
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Intellectual Property:
5th Global Congress On IP And The Public Interest: Successes, Strategies Highlighted
The UK Government’s Guidance on Effects of a “No Deal” Brexit on Copyright
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Intellectual Property:
The man behind the EU’s copyright law is “surprised” by what’s in the proposal
https://qz.com/1389385/article-11-and-article-13-axel-voss-is-surprised-by-eu-copyright-law/
Science Europe Press Release: European Parliament Vote on Copyright Fails to Provide Legal Clarity for Research
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Intellectual Property:
The European Parliament Votes on Copyright Reform: Giving and Taking Away
https://www.ifla.org/node/75006
What Europe’s Copyright Law Changes Could Mean for U.S. Publishers
https://www.adweek.com/digital/what-europes-copyright-law-changes-could-mean-for-u-s-publishers/
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South Africa: White Paper on Science, Technology & Innovation:
South Africa: New draft White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation (10 September 2018)
30 days to comment on this document
https://www.dst.gov.za/images/2018/white-pate-on-STI-7_09-FINAL.pdf
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Intellectual Property:
South Africa: Copyright Amendment Bill, Version No. 3, 2018
https://libguides.wits.ac.za/Copyright_and_Related_Issues/Version3_2018
Response to IIPA Comments to USTR Regarding South Africa’s Copyright Amendments Bill and AGOA Eligibility
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Intellectual Property:
South Africa: Copyright Amendment Bill - Request for submissions - Closing date: 21 September 2018
See PDF document under Download at the bottom of this post.
IFLA Statement On Copyright Education and Copyright Literacy
https://www.ifla.org/files/assets/clm/statements/ifla-statement-on-copyright-literacy.pdf
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Open Science:
Open science is now the only way forward for psychology
Guest post: Introducing AfricArxiv - a preprint repository for African researchers
https://www.authoraid.info/en/news/details/1318/
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South Africa: Copyright Amendment Bill Draft No. 2, 2018 – Submissions
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Copyright_and_Related_Issues/SA_Copyright_Amendment_Bill_2018
Irony Alert: Disney (Yes, DISNEY!) Whines About 'Overzealous Copyright Holders'
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Intellectual Property:
Intellectual Property and Access to Science and Culture: Convergence or Conflict?