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. If you would like to subscribe to, or unsubscribe from, this
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:
South Africa Approves New IP Policy, With Guidance From UN Agencies
http://www.ip-watch.org/2018/05/27/south-africa-approves-new-ip-policy-guidance-un-agencies/
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Update on South African Copyright Reform: Fair Use Provision May Be Removed: http://infojustice.org/archives/39877
Cautionary Tales About Collective Rights Organizations: http://infojustice.org/archives/39886
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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
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Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:
The great global rankings debate
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20180306114540487
Toward Successful Implementation of the Open Access Policy
Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VNSU) Releases 2018-2020 Road Map to Open Access
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Intellectual Property
SA Copyright Amendment Bill 2017 - Feedback
The Bill was on the agenda for discussion by the Portfolio Sub-Committee on Trade & Industry on 7 March 2018. It is on the agenda again for 14 March 2018. The processing of the Bill will apparently continue well into mid-2018.
Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:
Association of Universities in the Netherlands launches 2018-2020 Road Map to Open Access
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Intellectual Property:
R2.1bn copyright claim against SA Government Communication Information System (GCIS) over Madiba image
https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/r21bn-copyright-claim-over-madiba-image-20180225-2
Internet rages after Google removes “view image” button, bowing to Getty
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Intellectual Property:
Embed With the Devil
Interview with Ms. Teresa Hackett (EIFL)
http://wipomonitor.org/interview-with-ms-teresa-hackett/
Intellectual Property Regime Undermines Equity, Progress
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Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:
Open Access in Practice : Dissemination, Visibility, Usage and Impact of Scholarly Research [Presentations]
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/25965
Green open-access does NOT mean delayed or non-commercial
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Intellectual Property:
Intellectual Property Policies for Solar Geoengineering
file:///C:/Users/00658018.DS/Downloads/SSRN-id3116959.pdf
Everyone Creates: New Empirical Data Shows Just How Much The Internet Has Enabled A New Creative Economy
Re:Create Report – Unlocking The Gates: America’s New Creative Economy
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