News from CLM
IFLA-EIFL-CLA Statement on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives at SCCR 25
During the plenary discussion on the afternoon of Thursday 25th November at the 25th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) in Geneva, the Chair of IFLA's Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM) Committee made the following intervention on behalf of IFLA, Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) and the Canadian Library Association (CLA):IFLA, EIFL, ICA and German Library Association Statement on a Treaty for the Visually Impaired at SCCR 25
Today IFLA, together with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL), the International Council on Archives (ICA) and the German Library Associations gave a statement on a Treaty for the Visually Impaired.Start of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights 25 (SCCR25) - 19th November 2012
The 25th meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) started today, Monday 19th November, in Geneva, Switzerland.IFLA Statement on Visually Impaired and Print Disabled Persons
On Friday 20th July library delegation leader Winston Tabb delivered the following statement on behalf of IFLA ...IFLA and other library organisations express concern about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA)
Between July 2-10 in San Diego, United States, negotiators from nine countries are meeting in to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).IFLA and EBLIDA Urge MEPs to Reject ACTA
Ahead of a key vote by the European Parliament on Wednesday 4th July, IFLA, along with the European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA), has today issued a statement calling on MEPs to reject the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).IFLA participates in ‘Making Copyright Work for Libraries and Consumers’
A one day Copyright for Creativity workshop at the European Parliament Library, Brussels
‘Enhancing the Culture of Reading and Books in the Digital Age: Copyright as a means to foster creativity and access’
A short report on recent IFLA activities in Nairobi, Kenya. Earlier this month IFLA representatives traveled to Kenya to participate in a two-day conference to discuss how to come together to encourage reading in the digital age.