Research Report: How well did copyright laws serve libraries during COVID-19?
In advance of WIPO SCCR/42, IFLA is proud to release its research report “How well did copyright laws serve libraries during COVID-19?” Read More
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- 04 May 2022
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COVID-19, Copyright, and Libraries report: executive summary released
In the week of World Intellectual Property Day 2022, IFLA has released the Executive Summary of its research report "How well did copyright laws serve libraries during COVID-19?". Read More
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- 29 April 2022
Inclusive youth development requires fit-for-purpose intellectual property: open letter for World IP Day
IFLA has joined with organisations focused on defending rights of access to education and research in signing on to an open letter for World Intellectual Property (IP) Day. Read More
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- 26 April 2022
A look forward to WIPO SCCR/42
In May 2022, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)’s Standing Committee on Copyright Relations will meet for the 42nd time – and for the first time in person in the two years since the pandemic began. Read More
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- 25 April 2022
[Extended Deadline] Knowledge Rights 21: Call for proposals – contract override
Good news for those who have not had the chance to bid on our calls last time. Our RFP on contract override has been renewed! The deadline for submitting your proposal is 9 May, 2022. Read More
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- 20 April 2022
Knowledge Rights 21 Webinar: The empty library – the urgency of solutions to unsustainable eBook markets
The freedom for libraries to acquire books and develop a collection. A relic of a pre-digital age? Or an ongoing issue in dire need of action? Who and what determines what libraries, both public and academic, can offer: user needs vs publishers’ policies? And how can we protect the rights of access to education, knowledge, and cultural participation? Join KR21 for our first webinar and hear what experts have to say on these topics. Read More
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- 20 April 2022
IFLA releases statement on Online Storytimes
Storytimes are a central pillar of many libraries’ work to promote literacy, reading development, and engagement with young children and families in the communities they serve. During and since COVID-19 related closures, storytimes – along with other library services – have been increasingly offered online. However, libraries have not always… Read More
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- 05 April 2022
Knowledge Rights 21: Informing Copyright Reform Advocacy: Requests for Proposals
We’re excited to announce calls for proposals for the Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) programme. These requests for proposals (RFPs) will result in building a knowledge base on several areas relevant to copyright legislation. Read More
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- 17 February 2022
Simplicity, flexibility, equity – IFLA submits comments on South Africa’s Copyright Amendment Bill
IFLA has responded to a call for comments on the South African Copyright Amendment Bill, highlighting the need to reject proposals that will have a chilling effect on the work of libraries, and deepen divisions in terms of access to education, knowledge and culture. Read More
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- 02 February 2022
Action for access: IFLA releases January 2022 edition of Marrakesh Monitoring Report
The latest update to IFLA's Marrakesh Monitoring Report sets out how countries around the world are protecting (or not) the rights of people with disabilities to access to information. Read More
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- 27 January 2022