National and other library associations from across Europe have signed a letter underlining the urgency to find ways to ensure…

National and other library associations from across Europe have signed a letter underlining the urgency to find ways to ensure…
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. …
1/3/2023 According to the Irish Examiner, the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has started to examine the restrictive…
A Knowledge Rights 21 Event Tuesday 25th April 2023 Friends House 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ In association with CILIP, the library…
17 October 2022 The Knowledge Rights 21 Programme is happy to announce that we will be working with the UK…
Webinar: 21 November 2022, 14:00-15:30 CET In the majority of cases libraries no longer own their eBook collections – and…
Centrum Cyfrowe has been selected to deliver a European study on the law around digital lending, funded by the Knowledge…
Do you have an idea for accelerating policy reform around copyright in your country, but need resources? The Knowledge Rights…
17 May 2022 In conjunction with our first webinar The empty library: The urgency of solutions to unsustainable eBook Markets (May 19th 14:00…