Victoria Owen new Chair of CLM 2011-2013
4 May 2011IFLA Governing Board has appointed Victoria Owen as Winston Tabb's successor.
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Just Released: IFLA Statement on Open Access
15 April 2011...clarifying IFLA’s position and strategy
Just Released: Draft Treaty on Copyright Exceptions and Limitations for Libraries and Archives
14 April 2011After wide consultation with librarians, representatives of Member States and other knowledgeable individuals, IFLA's working group has developed a Treaty...
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Enhancing the Culture of Reading and Books in the Digital Age now available!
10 January 2011At the end of 2010 IFLA, in association with the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO), the International Publishers...
Call for nominations: IFLA Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM) Committee
6 January 2011term of office 2011-2015
“Unprecedented opportunity for libraries and archives” - WIPO to work on library and archive copyright exceptions
19 November 2010The 21st Session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) took place in Geneva on November 8-12, 2010.
21 st WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
15 November 2010The 21st Session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) took place in Geneva...
International Symposium in Japan
27 October 2010IFLA is pleased to announce that a symposium "Enhancing the Culture of Reading and Books in the Digital Age: Copyright as a means to foster creativity and access" will take place in Tokyo, Japan, 1-2 December 2010.
CLM Chair Winston Tabb appointed to the National Museum and Library Services Board
7 July 2010IFLA would like to congratulate the Chair of CLM ...
20th Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
29 June 2010WIPO's 20th Session...
IFLA Issues Position Statement on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)
26 March 2010IFLA and its members are gravely concerned by the extreme secrecy surrounding the ACTA negotiations...
19th Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
13 January 2010IFLA was represented by Winston Tabb, Barbara Stratton, and Kelly Milam at the...
Update on Google Books Statement
4 December 2009In 2002, Google began digitizing approximately seven million books at its own expense...
IFLA Statement to the European Commission hearing on the Google Book Settlement
10 September 2009On Monday 7th September IFLA participated in a hearing in Brussels on the Google Book Settlement organised by the European Commission...
2008 Country Reports now available
24 June 2009Read about changes in national copyright legislation, lobby & educational activities, law cases, and strategic plans for the future...