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Library associations across Europe joint call for action on eBooks
National and other library associations from across Europe have signed a letter underlining the urgency to find ways to ensure…
Still time to repair the Commission proposal on the right to repair
Despite its claims, the European Commission’s draft Directive on common rules promoting the repair of goods fails to ensure that…
International conference on intellectual property law for libraries and archives
On 22 May 2023, Centrum Cyfrowe Foundation will host an international conference on intellectual property law for libraries and archives…
News article: For democracy, libraries and the right to knowledge*
With the enclosure of knowledge and information in line with the economic priorities of corporations, we are moving towards a…
Upcoming webinar (4 May): Enabling the reuse of the scholarly publication: modus operandi et modus desiderandi
Join this webinar on 4 May 2023, from 16:30-18:00 CET in order to hear the findings from two projects taking…
Upcoming webinar (21 April): Flexible Copyright Exceptions II – What can we in Europe learn from the US?
This second of our webinars on open norms brings together legal practitioners from the United States and will focus on “Fair Use” – an open principle-based copyright exception to understand how it supports education, research and technological advancement in ways the inflexible European copyright systems cannot. Join us on 21 April 2023, 16:00-17:30 CET – REGISTER HERE. …
Internet Archive judgement: A very partial decision
Last Friday, the US Federal Judge overseeing the Hachette vs Internet Archive case issued their judgement, broadly accepting the arguments of publishers against the Archive’s use of Controlled Digital Lending.
The decision, unfortunately, pays little attention to the value of the work of libraries, and in particular of lending.
While regrettable, this decision is of little relevance to Europe, where secure forms of digital lending can take place under a specific legal basis. …
Irish Competition Authority Investigating eBook Markets
1/3/2023 According to the Irish Examiner, the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has started to examine the restrictive…
