rights retention Archives – Knowledge Rights 21

Wed, 4 Oct

Request for Proposals: National / EU Initiatives October 2023 – June 2024

Want to help pave the way towards 21st-century access to research, education, and culture? We need you! Submit your proposal…

Wed, 4 Oct

Explaining “Retaining” – how rights retention contributes to open access and empowers authors, and how we can go further

Both from the economic and ethical perspective, the case for open access is clear. If Europe wants to maximise its…

Mon, 25 Sep

19 October Webinar: Rights Retention. Be the next mover! How to implement a policy supporting rights retention and open licensing in your institution

When? What? Join us for a 1.5-hour webinar, “Rights Retention. Be the next mover! How to implement a policy supporting…

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).…

Wed, 26 Apr

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.…