[Darius Whelan and Louise Crowley, CC Ireland, Link (CC-BY)] Creative Commons Ireland has today submitted a letter to the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation concerning the EU’s new proposed Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market as follows:…
EIFL joins celebrations at the inaugural Assembly of the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities; calls for an international treaty to support libraries’ public service mission Electronic Information for Libraries, Link (CC-BY) EIFL marked the inaugural Assembly of the…
Joint letter signed by 25 European legal academics Full letter available on SSRN | Excerpt follows: It is clear both from the text of the E-commerce Directive and the CJEU case law that Member States shall not impose upon providers…
Teresa Hackett, Electronic Information for Libraries, Link (CC-BY) On 30th September 2016, the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities enters into force. The treaty is a game-changer for people who are blind or partially sighted, as well as for…
The court conclusively stated that the reproduction of any work by a teacher or a pupil in the course of instruction would not constitute infringement. [Anubha Sinha, CIS-India, Link (CC-BY)] In a landmark judgment, Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw of the…
Timothy Vollmer, Creative Commons, Link (CC-BY) Today Creative Commons, CC Colombia, and over a dozen other CC affiliates and partners sent a letter to the Colombian government calling for user-friendly copyright reform. Colombia’s copyright law is being re-opened to come…
Joint statement by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions and the European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations, Link (CC-BY) As we enter the final days of the countdown to the entry into force of the 2013…
[Association of Students for Equitable Access to Knowledge, Link] In a rare and incredible order today, the Delhi High Court has dismissed the copyright infringement case filed by Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press and Taylor and Francis (Routledge) against…
Kennisland, Sept. 8, 2016 Link (CC-BY) Today Kennisland launches CopyrightExceptions.eu, which collects information related to the national implementation of 22 exceptions and limitations to copyright in the 28 member states of the European Union. CopyrightExceptions.eu provides much needed clarity of the current…
[Javier Ruiz, Open Rights Group, Link (CC-BY-SA)] Several documents have been leaked from the European Commission providing a clear picture of the proposed reforms to copyright that will be presented later in the year. The picture is quite negative as…
International Federation of Library Associations, Link (CC-BY) The signing of the Treaty of Marrakesh in 2013 was a first step towards providing access to knowledge for some of the most vulnerable in society. It offers a response to the book…
[Timothy Vollmer, Creative Commons, Link (CC-BY)] The vision of the Creative Commons project is universal access to research and education, and full participation in culture to drive a new era of development, growth, and productivity. Collaboration, sharing, and co-operation are…