The right laws for preserving our past: exploring the new WIPO Toolkit on Preservation
Join IFLA, ICA, and ICOM as we explore the new WIPO Toolkit on Preservation. Read More
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- 31 May 2024
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Copyright education at your fingertips – Navigating Copyright for Libraries: Purpose and Scope
In 2022, the CLM produced the fully open-access book, Navigating Copyright for Libraries: Purpose and Scope - IFLA Publication 181. The book is arranged in four sections with individual chapters authored by world-class experts in copyright and libraries in the international context. Read More
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- 15 May 2024
Talking copyright: The week ahead at WIPO
Ahead of the meeting of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights this week, we are happy to share an overview of the issues on the table, and some of the materials covered. Read More
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- 15 April 2024
45th WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
The World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) will be meeting in Geneva to discuss the legislative frameworks needed by libraries to fulfil their missions, as well as questions around broadcasting and the rights of authors and creators in the digital age. Read More
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- 15 April 2024
Copyright and Open Access to Research: An International Survey of Academic Librarians
The IFLA Advisory Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters is happy to share a survey on attitudes among academic librarians to copyright reform in support of open access, with surveys in English and French. We encourage you to respond! Read More
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- 10 April 2024
Welcome progress, but one key step remains in updating South Africa’s copyright law
Last week, the Parliament of South Africa took the important step of voting through the Copyright Amendment Bill, which promises to do much to support libraries in fulfilling their missions, as well as empowering authors and other creators. One key step remains - for the bill to be signed into law by the President. Read More
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- 03 March 2024
Copyright Priorities in 2024: What do the experts say?
Copyright rules have a key impact on the work of libraries, shaping how we acquire, manage, and enable people to use knowledge. It is also an evolving issue, with new laws and regulation always under discussion, in response to technological, political and economic change. Read More
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- 22 January 2024
IFLA joins calls for progress in South Africa’s copyright reform
Alongside partners in the heritage, research and education space, IFLA has issued a letter to the South African Parliament committee responsible for the progress of the country's Copyright Amendment Bill, calling for rapid passage into law of this long-overdue piece of legislation. Read More
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- 15 January 2024
10 years into the Marrakesh Treaty: what does the data say?
With key copyright decision-makers meeting this week in Geneva at WIPO, we are happy to follow up on our report with an overview of country-by-country implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty with an analysis of the data as a whole. This demonstrates both the effectiveness of international action in driving national change, and the fact that most countries have sought to maximise the possibilities created to provide access for persons with print disabilities. Read More
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- 14 March 2023
Making a reality of access to knowledge: new website supports advocacy and WIPO engagement
As part of a global group of organisations committed to promoting access to knowledge at the World Intellectual Property Organization and beyond, IFLA encourages the library field to engage with a new website which shares key resources and data for advocacy and awareness-raising. Read More
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- 12 October 2022