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Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights 33 (SCCR 33)
The 33rd meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). Read More
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- 30 August 2016
Swedish Library Association’s Expert Network for Libraries and Copyright
The Swedish Library Association's Expert Network for Libraries and Copyright arranges a meeting where IFLA's Governing Board member Victoria Owen will hold a presentation about international cooperation on libraries and copyright. The purpose of the expert network for libraries and copyright is to educate LIS professionals… Read More
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- 18 May 2016
EBLIDA Expert Group on Information Law Spring Meeting
The spring meeting of EBLIDA EGIL (Expert Group on Information Law) takes place on Thursday 19 May to Friday 20 May (09:30am-3:30pm BST) at CILIP’s offices in London, United Kingdom. EGIL’s aims are to “maintain a good awareness of legal issues that affect the provision… Read More
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- 29 April 2016
Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights 32 (SCCR32)
The 32nd meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) will have in depth discussions on exceptions and limitations internationally, preparing statements for IFLA and partners. A special event on 11 May will focus on Libraries and Digital Content. Read More
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- 26 April 2016
Libraries are fighting for public, not commercial interests – a response to comments at the International Publishers’ Congress 2016
IFLA has co-signed a letter in response to comments made by Hachette Livre CEO Arnaud Nourry at this week's International Publishers' Congress. In it, we reject entirely the argument that libraries are proxies for the commercial sector, and invite publishers and others to work with us in passing limited but necessary reforms to copyright. These will strengthen the legal base on which librarians rely in order to fulfil their missions at a local, European and global level. Read More
- News
- 13 April 2016
- By: anonymous
Copyright Matters: Copyright and Legal Matters Committee to Discuss Libraries and National Copyright Reform Initiatives at WLIC 2016
IFLA’s Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM) will look, in its WLIC 2016 session, at recent, ongoing and upcoming copyright reforms around the world, under the title Copyright Matters. In the context of ongoing discussions at WIPO on an international treaty, and diverse national responses to… Read More
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- 06 April 2016
- By: anonymous
Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights 31 (SCCR31)
The 31st meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) will have in depth discussions on limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives, limitations and exceptions for educational and research institutions and for persons with other disabilities, as well as a discussion on the… Read More
- Events
- 04 September 2015
WIPO General Assembly: Forty-Seventh Session
The main policy and decision making bodies of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are the General Assembly and the Coordination Committee. Twenty Assemblies, and other bodies of the member states of WIPO and of the Unions administered by WIPO, traditionally meet in ordinary or extraordinary session… Read More
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- 04 September 2015
IFLA at EuroDIG 2015
On 4-5 June, IFLA participated in EuroDIG 2015: Shaping the Internet Together through three panels that discussed equal access to the Internet, the role of libraries in facilitating access, and the opportunities of the EU copyright reform process. Read More
- News
- 23 June 2015
- By: anonymous