Celebrating World Copyright Day: 8 resources to help you navigate copyright
(22 Apr 2019) World Book and Copyright Day is an annual event to promote reading, publishing and copyright, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Since...
View ArticleCopyright in the Asia-Pacific Region: the right rules for libraries?
(27 Apr 2019) The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is organising three regional seminars to understand how far copyright rules meet the needs of libraries around the world. The first...
View ArticleChina holds event commemorating World Book and Copyright Day
(23 Apr 2019) An event commemorating the 24th World Book and Copyright Day was held in the National Library of China (NLC) Tuesday. The event was jointly held by the NLC, the Library Society of China...
View ArticleA Solid start: Asia-Pacific government representatives stress need for...
(1 May 2019) The first of three WIPO regional workshops focusing on the copyright needs of libraries, as well as archives, museums, education and research, took place in Singapore on 29-30 April. The...
View ArticleNew CC Search offers one-stop access to 300 million images
(2 May 2019) A new CC Search front end debuts this week. Developed by Creative Commons and a community of volunteer developers, the tool allows users to find and use some 300 million images from...
View ArticleThousands of copyrighted articles are still being uploaded on ResearchGate,...
(1 Jul 2019) ResearchGate continues to provide access to thousands of copyrighted articles, revealed a recent report by the Coalition for Responsible Sharing (CfRS). The coalition, which includes...
View ArticleAn Alternative route: cooperation leads to better conditions for Australian...
(14 Oct 2019) A lot of advocacy work focuses on trying to change laws in order to improve the situation for libraries. However, there can be alternatives to legal reform as a recent example from...
View ArticleVietnam joins the Hague Agreement and prepares to amend its IP Law
(3 Oct 2019) On October 1, 2019, Vietnam filed an instrument of accession to join the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (Geneva Act of July 2, 1999). The...
View ArticleWIPO launches new publication aeries with leading judgments on intellectual...
(21 Nov 2019) The World Intellectual Property Organization has published the first edition in a new publication series collecting landmark intellectual property (IP) judgments from some of the most...
View ArticleNew Zealand: concerns over the implementation of Marrakesh Treaty
(6 Jan 2020) The Marrakesh Treaty, which allows easier access to materials for visually impaired, lets more people legally convert books into accessible formats, and allows all signatory countries to...
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