National and other library associations from across Europe have signed a letter underlining the urgency to find ways to ensure…
eBooks
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…
Open Science & AI: A UK Policy Discussion
A Knowledge Rights 21 Event Tuesday 25th April 2023 Friends House 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ In association with CILIP, the library…
CREATe Centre at University of Glasgow to Lead Research on eBook Markets for the Knowledge Rights 21 Programme
17 October 2022 The Knowledge Rights 21 Programme is happy to announce that we will be working with the UK…
Upcoming Webinar (21 November): How Do We Fix eBook Markets? A Discussion on the Future of Libraries and Authorship
Webinar: 21 November 2022, 14:00-15:30 CET In the majority of cases libraries no longer own their eBook collections – and…
Centrum Cyfrowe wins KR21 call for proposals on legal provisions around Secure Digital Lending in European libraries
Centrum Cyfrowe has been selected to deliver a European study on the law around digital lending, funded by the Knowledge…
Request for Proposals: National Initiatives
Do you have an idea for accelerating policy reform around copyright in your country, but need resources? The Knowledge Rights…
A Position Statement from Knowledge Rights 21 on eBooks and eLending
17 May 2022 In conjunction with our first webinar The empty library: The urgency of solutions to unsustainable eBook Markets (May 19th 14:00…
