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19 September Webinar: Access to Knowledge – A Matter of Equity
Join this webinar on 19 September 2023, from 14:00-15:00 CEST in order to hear about the Knowledge Equity Network (KEN)…
Address the Mess: European Commission Workshop on Research, Access and Copyright
In spring this year, the European Commission invited a range of stakeholders, including Knowledge Rights 21, to a workshop to discuss the findings of a series of academic and research papers published last year commissioned by DG Research, Technology and Development (DG RTD).…
Open letter to the Spanish EU Presidency
Dear Prime Minister Sanchez, We are looking forward to the Spanish Presidency of the EU. With its strong emphasis on open science and library networks at home, Spain has a great opportunity to contribute to realising Europe’s potential through advancing towards 21st century access to research, education and culture.…
Don Quichotte, Médée ou l’Avare ? Pourquoi faut-il résister à l’opposition des éditeurs français au zéro embargo sur l’accès à la science
[ENGLISH BELOW] Dans un récent article, Le Monde a donné l’espace au président de l’Association française des éditeurs pour faire…
European Council Draft Conclusions on Scholarly Publishing – Support for Secondary Publishing Rights
Knowledge Rights 21 wishes to express its strong support for the European Council’s “Draft Council Conclusions on high-quality, transparent, open,…
Blow Away the January Blues! 10 Takeaways from four European Commission Studies on Research and Copyright
In agreeing to pursue the Policy Agenda for the European Research Area 2022-24 (ERA Agenda), the European Union’s Member States have taken an important and welcome step towards a more comprehensive policy approach to boosting Europe’s research and innovation performance. Four reports from last summer explore the issues in more depth – this blog offers a summary.…
Licence by Licence, Funder by Funder Change Can Only Take Us So Far – ALLEA Highlights A Systemic Need for Change to Scholarly Publishing
On the 12th of December the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) launched a major statement on the legal and market situation that surrounds scholarly communication: “Allea Statement On Open Access Publications under “Big Deals” and the New Copyright Rules.”…
How ready are you to advocate for copyright reform?
The Knowledge Rights 21 Programme aims to build sustainable advocacy capacity for copyright policy and law reform. This is essential…
