Content tagged Copyright exceptions and limitations
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(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- IFLA submits comments on South Africa Copyright Amendment Bill
IFLA has submitted comments on the South Africa Copyright Amendment Bill. In these, we have highlighted the importance of a balanced copyright framework which includes flexibilities in regard to...
News - 13 July 2021
Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Development, South Africa, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Need for reform recognised, but action waits again: 41st session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
From 28 June to 1 July, IFLA participated in the 41st session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR41) at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)....
News - 5 July 2021
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, SCCR, SCCR41, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- 41st Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR41)
The 41st meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) takes place on 28th of June - 1st of July 2021 in hybrid...
Event - 28 June 2021
Tags: Copyright exceptions and limitations, Meeting
- IFLA joins the 41st session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
The 41st session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR41) will take place from 28th July to 1st June. This meeting has an...
News - 28 June 2021
Tags: Copyright exceptions and limitations
- IFLA Statement on Controlled Digital Lending
IFLA's Statement on Controlled Digital Lending was approved by the Governing Board in May 2021. Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) has become widely talked about over the last two years...
Publication - 16 June 2021
Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- IFLA submits comments on Canada, Singapore copyright reforms
IFLA has contributed to consultations on reforms to copyright laws in Canada and Singapore, making recommendations designed to give the best possible opportunities for libraries and their users to...
News - 13 April 2021
Tags: Access to knowledge, Canada, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Singapore, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Access not Administrative Burdens: IFLA signs letter on special trade provisions for least developed countries
IFLA has lent its support to efforts to ensure that least developed countries continue to enjoy greater flexibilities and lower administrative requirements in implementing trade deals. Retaining...
News - 9 March 2021
Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, trade deals, World Trade Organization (WTO), CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA looking ahead on Copyright
2021 has begun and IFLA is already on the way to being a busy year. While all libraries are facing information access problems because of COVID-19, we are committed to continuing efforts to build...
News - 20 January 2021
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Cooperation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Digital preservation, Freedom of information, International cooperation, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA continues raising awareness around library needs at WIPO
On 16-20 November 2020, the World Intellectual Property Organization hosted the 40th meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). The objective of this meeting...
News - 23 November 2020
Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Cultural heritage, Development, Digital preservation, Education, WIPO; SCCR, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Looking ahead to the 40th Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
On 16-20 November 2020, the fortieth session of the Committee on Copyright and Related Rights of the World Intellectual Property Organization will begin. The sessions will take place every day...
News - 12 November 2020
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Cultural heritage, Policy, Preservation, Switzerland, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- 40th Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
The 40th meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) takes place on 16-20 November 2020 in virtual format....
Event - 10 November 2020
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Meeting, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- 3rd WIPO Conversation on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property
The third in a series of conversations about the interaction between artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP) will focus on questions around definitions, capacity building, and...
Event - 3 November 2020
Tags: Artificial intelligence, Conference, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Copyright Education: Reviewing Practices Globally
Lisa Hinchliffe (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) has undertaken research into copyright education among library associations in order to build an understanding of the...
Event - 23 October 2020
Tags: Copyright, copyright education, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Copyright Literacy, Information Literacy, Webinar, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA responds to the International Science Council Survey on Science and Global Sustainability
The International Science Council (ISC) is working together with science funders to bring together insights and ideas from the scientific community to support the achievement of the Sustainable...
News - 6 October 2020
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Capacity building, Cooperation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Open access, Open science, Policy, Sustainability
- Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest
This year's Global Conference on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest will take place online. With a strong focus on how intellectiul property laws, including copyright have affected...
Event - 5 October 2020
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, COVID-19, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Access to Information for African Development: 10 Principles for the African Continental Free Trade Area
The negotiation of the Intellectual Property Protocol of the African Continental Free Trade Area offers an opportunity to shape laws across the continent to support education, research and...
News - 1 October 2020
Tags: Access to knowledge, AfCFTA, Africa, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, trade agreements
- Coming next week: WIPO General Assembly
The WIPO General Assembly will take place on 21st to 29th September 2020. IFLA will participate in order to make the case for libraries. The World Intellectual Property Organization is the...
News - 18 September 2020
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, WIPO GA
- 61st Series of Meetings of the WIPO Assemblies
The 61st Series of Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) takes place from 21 to 29 September 2020, alongside other meetings such as the Marrakesh Treaty...
Event - 17 September 2020
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Event, Library services to people with disabilities, Switzerland, WIPO, WIPO GA, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Users’ Rights Cannot be Collateral Damage: IFLA Submits Comments on European Commission Guidance on Upload Filter Provisions of Copyright Directive
IFLA has submitted a response to a consultation by the European Commission on guidance to Member States on how to implement the controversial new provisions on internet platforms introduced by the...
News - 16 September 2020
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, EU-DSM; European Copyright Directive, Europe, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Human rights, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Still Time to Act: IFLA Calls for Rapid Finalisation of Copyright Reforms in South Africa
IFLA has called for South Africa’s Parliament to return the country’s Copyright Amendment Bill to the President for signature, and to reject the questionable allegations of...
News - 18 August 2020
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, South Africa, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Consultation on Marrakesh Treaty in Brazil Closing Shortly
A crucial moment in the implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty in Brazil is approaching, with a consultation on implementing regulations closing tomorrow. Libraries are active in calling for this...
News - 23 July 2020
Tags: Brazil, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eBooks, Freedom to read, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Restore Balance, Protect Freedoms: Copyright Reforms in Mexico Need Rethinking
There has been disappointing news from Mexico, where recent copyright legislation risks making access to information significantly harder, while also undermining the role of the judiciary and...
News - 20 July 2020
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Mexico, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- A Damaging Delay: Libraries and Users in South Africa Forced to Wait Longer for Overdue Reforms
Following years of advocacy in favour of long-overdue copyright reforms, libraries in South Africa will need to wait a while longer for change. Following pressure from foreign governments, the...
News - 29 June 2020
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, South Africa, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Anniversary of the EU-DSM directive!
The European Union Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market entered into force on 7 June 2019, with Member States having two years to transpose it (i.e. to implement it into national...
News - 8 June 2020
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Digital Single Market Directive, EU-DSM; European Copyright Directive, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA CLM Principles for Library Associations and Libraries in Approaches to Rightholders during the COVID-19 Pandemic
IFLA’s Advisory Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters has developed a set of principles for use by library associations in discussions with rightholders at the national level...
Publication - 27 May 2020
Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, COVID-19, Best Practices, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- WIPO's General Assembly: Fifty-second session
Today and tomorrow, the World Intellectual Property Organization will hold an extraordinary General Assembly, thorugh a written procedure in order to confirm the appointment of a new Director...
News - 7 May 2020
Tags: Advocacy, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Switzerland, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- WIPO's General Assembly: Fifty-Second session
The main policy and decision making bodies of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are the General Assembly and the Coordination Committee. Twenty Assemblies, and other bodies of...
Event - 6 May 2020
Tags: Advocacy, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Meeting, Switzerland, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Heritage cannot wait in the face of climate change: IFLA welcomes signatures to open letter on World IP Day
IFLA, and partner organisations have launched an open letter to mark World Intellectual Property Day, 26 April 2020, underlining the need for copyright laws to support, rather than hinder, efforts...
News - 26 April 2020
Tags: Conservation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Preservation, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- UNESCO Calls for Continued Support for Preservation and Access to Documentary Heritage in Response to COVID-19
UNESCO’s statement, Turning the threat of COVID-19 into an opportunity for greater support to documentary heritage, co-signed by IFLA, stresses the importance of continued support for...
News - 6 April 2020
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Conservation, Cooperation, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Cultural heritage, Data management, Digital libraries, Digital preservation, Library and information profession, Library collections, Library services, Policy, Preservation
- WIPO Nominates Daren Tang as New Director General
The UN agency that manages the global intellectual property system – including copyright – has nominated a new Director General. As the current Chair of the organisation’s...
News - 10 March 2020
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, WIPO, World Intellectual Property Organization, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA Submits Comments on WIPO Artificial Intelligence Issues Paper
IFLA has shared its comments on a draft issues paper prepared by the World Intellectual Property Organisation about artificial intelligence. These look to ensure that the case for copyright...
News - 17 February 2020
Tags: Access to information, Artificial intelligence, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- 6th Stakeholder Dialogue on the Implementation of Article 17 of the Copyright Directive
A key part of the follow up to the Copyright Directive on which IFLA worked alongside partner organisations is a set of dialogues among rightholders, internet platforms and user groups in order to...
Event - 7 February 2020
Tags: Access to information, Belgium, Copyright, copyright directive, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Event, intermediary liability, Meetings, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- 5th Stakeholder Dialogue on the Implementation of Article 17 of the Copyright Directive
A key part of the follow up to the Copyright Directive on which IFLA worked alongside partner organisations is a set of dialogues among rightholders, internet platforms and user groups in order to...
Event - 16 January 2020
Tags: Access to information, Belgium, Copyright, copyright directive, Copyright exceptions and limitations, intermediary liability, Meeting, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- What They Said at SCCR 39
The latest meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) saw further discussions about how to get the best laws...
Publication - 19 December 2019
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Exceptions and limitations, WIPO, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA continues efforts in WIPO: a brief on NGO's Meeting with Director-General Francis Gurry
On November 26th, IFLA was once again at WIPO, at a meeting organised by the secretariat for Non-Governmental Organizations. The NGOs’ meeting with the WIPO Director-General...
News - 27 November 2019
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Switzerland, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Video recording of the 16th IFLA ILDS conference: Beyond the paywall - Resource sharing in a disruptive ecosystem. Held at the National Library of Technology in Prague, Czech Republic, October 9-11, 2019.
Recorded at the National Library of Technology in Prague, Czech Republic, from Wednesday, October 9, at 10:00 CET, until Friday, October 11, 2019, at noon CET. More at https://ilds2019....
Publication - 12 November 2019
Tags: Access to knowledge, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Benchmarking, Best practices, Big data, Conferences, Cooperation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Czechia, Data management, Digital divide, Document delivery, eBooks, Electronic document delivery, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Interlibrary loans, International cooperation, Networking, Open access, Research support, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing, Videos
- European Copyright Directive Implementation Advances: How Can You Get Involved?
In June 2019, the European Union’s new Copyright Directive entered into force. Member States must implement this Directive into their national laws by 7 June 2021. Some...
News - 6 November 2019
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Proceedings of the 16th IFLA ILDS conference: Beyond the paywall - Resource sharing in a disruptive ecosystem : held at the National Library of Technology in Prague, Czech Republic, October 9-11, 2019
Published on behalf of the IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section’s Standing Committee, this freely-accessible eBook is a testimonial reflecting the state-of-the-art in the...
Publication - 4 November 2019
Tags: Access to information, Benchmarking, Best practices, Big data, Conferences, Cooperation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Digital divide, Document delivery, eBooks, Electronic document delivery, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Intellectual property, Interlibrary loans, International cooperation, Library collections, Open access, Publications, Research support, Scholarly communications, Statistics and evaluation, User experience, Conference proceedings, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing
- The 39th Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights at WIPO
From 18-19 October 2019, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) hosted an international conference on issues of copyright exceptions and limitations for libraries, archives and...
News - 21 October 2019
Tags: Advocacy, Conferences, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Switzerland
- Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights 39 (SCCR/39)
At the 39th meeting of WIPO's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), United Nations member states will discuss the topic of exceptions and limitations to copyright for...
Event - 21 October 2019
Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Cultural heritage, International cooperation, Meeting
- IFLA at the International Conference on Exceptions and Limitations at WIPO
This Friday 18th October, the International Conference on Exceptions and Limitations at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) begins. It will be an opportunity to deliver on...
News - 17 October 2019
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, International cooperation
- Promoting Access to Knowledge and Information: WIPO Members Affirm Role in Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals
From 30 September to 9 October 2019, the General Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization took place in Geneva, Switzerland. WIPO is the...
News - 7 October 2019
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Marrakesh Treaty, Switzerland, WIPO, WIPO GA, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- WIPO General Assembly
The General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) take place from 30 September to 9 October 2019. They are the main opportunity to hear updates and take decisions about...
Event - 7 October 2019
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Switzerland, WIPO GA, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- More Countries Join Marrakesh: Update of the Marrakesh Monitoring Report
The Marrakesh Treaty continues to be popular: after only a few years, it already has 57 contracting parties, in other words countries that have acceded or ratified the Treaty. Most of these are...
News - 19 August 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Outcomes of the second WIPO regional seminar: #Copyright4Libraries in the African Region
By Denise Nicholson, CLM Expert Advisor African countries have very different copyright laws, all at various stages of development and/or review. Some countries have very outdated...
News - 27 June 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Africa, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Conference on New Challenges Regarding Copyright in the Digital Single Market
With the European Copyright Directive now voted, attention is turning to its implementation at national level. There is the promise of greater simplification and new...
Event - 19 June 2019
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Cultural heritage, Romania, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- European Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market: what it is about and why libraries should care
On 17 May 2019, after several years of discussion, the European Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market was published in the official journal of the European Union. It enters into...
News - 18 June 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Archives, Associations, Conservation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Cultural heritage, Digital humanities, Digital libraries, Digital preservation, Digitisation, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- WIPO Action Plans on Exceptions and Limitations
At the 36th session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Member States agreed on an action plan on exceptions...
Publication - 8 June 2019
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, WIPO, Briefings, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Webinar de la IFLA sobre la reunión regional de la OMPI para América Latina y el Caribe
Una ley de derechos de autor adaptada al mundo digital y equilibrada es clave para que las bibliotecas puedan llevar a cabo su misión de interés público....
Publication - 5 June 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Latin America and the Caribbean, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Webinars
- IFLA webinar on the WIPO Latin America and the Caribbean regional meeting
Modern, balanced copyright laws are key to the fulfilment of libraries’ public interest mission. Outdated or inadequate legislation hampers democratic access to information and the...
Publication - 5 June 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Latin America and the Caribbean, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Webinars
- Webinaire de l'IFLA sur la réunion régionale africaine de l'OMPI
Des lois de droit d’auteur modernes et équilibrées sont essentielles à la réalisation de la mission d'intérêt public des biblioth...
Publication - 7 May 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Africa, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Webinars
- IFLA webinar on the WIPO African regional meeting
Modern, balanced copyright laws are key to the fulfilment of libraries’ public interest mission. Outdated or inadequate legislation hampers democratic access to information and the...
Publication - 6 May 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Africa, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Webinars
- Creative Commons Global Summit 2019
The Creative Commons Global Summit brings together people from around the world interested in making it easier to create and share knowledge freely. IFLA will be there, talking in particular about...
Event - 6 May 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conference, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Best Practice for Establishing a Public Lending Right System that Supports Authors and Libraries and Enables Literacy and Learning (Annex to the 2016 IFLA Position on Public Lending Right)
IFLA’s existing statement on Public Lending Right (PLR), updated in 2016, sets out IFLA’s policy position on Public Lending Right. These best practices are without prejudice to the...
Publication - 29 April 2019
Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Digital libraries, Digital resources, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Best Practices, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Spain’s Recent Copyright Reform: an Interview with the Chair of the Library Association’s Copyright Group
The Spanish government recently implemented two European directives: the Marrakesh Directive, and the Collective Management Directive. The bill that transposed these two pieces of legislation came...
News - 25 April 2019
Tags: Advocacy, Associations, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries
- Traditional Knowledge and Copyright: An Interview with Wend Wendland, Director of the WIPO Traditional Knowledge Division
We had a chat with Wend Wendland, Director of the Traditional Knowledge Division at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), to find out more both about the division and the WIPO...
News - 23 April 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Cooperation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Cultural heritage, Indigenous peoples, Intellectual property
- Press Release on the Adoption of the European Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
By the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the European Bureau of Library Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA), SPARC Europe, the...
Publication - 17 April 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Associations, Conservation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Cultural heritage, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Publications
- Adoption of the European Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
Following the European Parliament’s adoption of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market on 26 March 2019, the Council of Ministers of the European Union has now also voted in...
News - 17 April 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Associations, Conservation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eLending, eLending for Libraries, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Availability, License Terms and Pricing of eBooks: an Interview with Rebecca Giblin
ELending is becoming increasingly important and is already well-established in many countries. While jurisdictions approach the lending of eBooks and other digital material in many different ways...
News - 12 April 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Advocacy, Australia, Canada, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Intellectual property, Licensing, New Zealand, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Global Discussions on Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright for Libraries Continue
It’s time to look back at a of week global discussions on copyright at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). There were useful new reports and materials, signs of consensus...
News - 9 April 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Archives, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Policy, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Global discussions around copyright continue next week in Geneva
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) will once again be focusing on exceptions and limitations for libraries next...
News - 27 March 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Roundtable Discussion on the 38th Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
Representatives of the education and library communities and the South Centre will brief WIPO delegates on the coming work of the 38th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and...
Event - 25 March 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, E-learning, Education, Electronic collections, Electronic resources, Event, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA webinar on the WIPO Asia-Pacific regional meeting
Modern, balanced copyright laws are key to the fulfilment of libraries’ public interest mission. Outdated or inadequate legislation hampers democratic access to information and the...
Publication - 19 March 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Asia and Oceania, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Webinars
- WIPO goes to the regions: #Copyright4Libraries in Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean
2019 will be a key year to show what libraries around the world need from copyright laws. A series of regional seminars organised by the World Intellectual Property Organisation will...
News - 28 February 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- WIPO international conference on limitations and exceptions to copyright
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is organising an international conference on limitations and exceptions to copyright for libraries, archives, museums, research and educational...
Event - 28 February 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conference, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Séminaire régional de l'OMPI pour l'Afrique
L'Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OMPI) organise trois séminaires régionaux en 2019 qui exploreront la situation du droit d’auteur au...
Event - 28 February 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Kenya, Seminar, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Seminario regional de la OMPI en América Latina y el Caribe
La Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) está organizando tres seminarios regionales durante 2019 que explorarán el panorama actual de excepciones y...
Event - 28 February 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Seminar, Singapore, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Webinar de la IFLA sobre la reunión regional de la OMPI para América Latina y el Caribe (en español)
Una ley de derechos de autor adaptada al mundo digital y equilibrada es clave para que las bibliotecas puedan llevar a cabo su misión de interés público. Legislaci...
Event - 28 February 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Webinar, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Webinaire de l'IFLA sur la réunion régionale africaine de l'OMPI (en français)
Des lois de droit d’auteur modernes et équilibrées sont essentielles à la réalisation de la mission d'intérêt public des biblioth...
Event - 28 February 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Webinar, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA webinar on the WIPO Latin America and the Caribbean regional meeting (in English)
Modern, balanced copyright laws are key to the fulfilment of libraries’ public interest mission. Outdated or inadequate legislation hampers democratic access to information and the...
Event - 28 February 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Webinar, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA webinar on the WIPO Latin America and the Caribbean regional meeting (in Spanish)
Modern, balanced copyright laws are key to the fulfilment of libraries’ public interest mission. Outdated or inadequate legislation hampers democratic access to information and the...
Event - 28 February 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Webinar, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA webinar on the WIPO African regional meeting (in French)
Modern, balanced copyright laws are key to the fulfilment of libraries’ public interest mission. Outdated or inadequate legislation hampers democratic access to information and the...
Event - 28 February 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Webinar, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA webinar on the WIPO African regional meeting (in English)
Modern, balanced copyright laws are key to the fulfilment of libraries’ public interest mission. Outdated or inadequate legislation hampers democratic access to information and the...
Event - 28 February 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Webinar, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA webinar on the WIPO Asia-Pacific regional meeting
Modern, balanced copyright laws are key to the fulfilment of libraries’ public interest mission. Outdated or inadequate legislation hampers democratic access to information and the...
Event - 28 February 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Webinar, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- WIPO Latin America and the Caribbean regional seminar
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is organising three seminars in 2019 which will explore the current landscape of exceptions and limitations to copyright for libraries in Africa...
Event - 28 February 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Seminar, Singapore, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- WIPO Africa regional seminar
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is organising three seminars in 2019 which will explore the current landscape of exceptions and limitations to copyright for libraries in Africa...
Event - 28 February 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Kenya, Seminar, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- WIPO Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is organising three seminars in 2019 which will explore the current landscape of exceptions and limitations to copyright for libraries in Africa...
Event - 28 February 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Seminar, Singapore, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Mixed Messages – Provisional Deal on Draft EU Copyright Directive Retains Key Flaws
After thirty months of discussion, there was provisional agreement yesterday on the EU’s draft Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. While there have been marked steps...
News - 14 February 2019
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- CLM Midterm meeting, 2019
The IFLA Copyright and Other Legal Matters Committee’s mid-term meeting is taking place on 22 March in London. The day before, CLM will be having a joint meeting with FAIFE, whose mid-term...
Event - 7 February 2019
Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Midterm Meeting, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights 38 (SCCR/38)
At the 38th meeting of WIPO's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), United Nations member states will discuss the topic of exceptions and limitations to copyright for...
Event - 7 February 2019
Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Meeting, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA joins the call for deletion of articles 11 and 13 in the EU copyright reform
This week, 89 organisations, defenders of freedom of expression and freedom of access to information, co-signed a letter asking for the deletion of controversial articles in the proposed European...
News - 31 January 2019
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Bringing the Marrakesh Treaty closer to practice: IFLA releases new monitoring report
IFLA has today published an update to its Marrakesh Monitoring Report. This sets out which countries have ratified or acceded to the Treaty, and which have taken the necessary steps at...
News - 24 January 2019
Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Intellectual property, Interlibrary loans, International cooperation, Library services to people with disabilities, Services to the visually impaired
- Controlled Digital Lending: an Interview with Jonathan Band
The concept of controlled digital lending is receiving growing attention. Originating in the United States, it is now a subject of discussion elsewhere in the world, raising both interest and...
News - 22 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Africa Section Midterm Meeting 2019
12 February 2019: Capacity building Workshops 1. Creative commons licenses in libraries The session is about 2 hours long and will be delivered by Ms. Hala Essalmawi,...
Event - 18 January 2019
Tags: Africa, Committee members and associates, communication, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Creative commons licenses, Information Technology, marketing Libraries, Midterm Meeting, Africa
- IFLA Principles for Library eLending (2013)
Following the production of the IFLA Background Paper on eLending the IFLA Governing Board tasked the eLending Working Group with developing a set of principles that could guide library...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eLending, eLending for Libraries, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Libraries, eLending, and the Future of Public Access to Digital Content
In May 2012 IFLA released a Background Paper on eLending which discussed the situation facing public libraries seeking to lend eBooks to their users. The paper discussed the challenges facing...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Briefings, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA and EBLIDA Statement on ACTA and the Importance of Multilateral Multi-stakeholder IP Policy Formation (2010)
The Hague, 2 July 2012 [PDF] The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the European...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, trade deals, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- IFLA Position on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (2010)
English | français The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the global voice of the international library community. Libraries play...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, trade deals, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Brussels Declaration on Trade and the Internet for international trading systems reform (2016)
On 22 February 2016, IFLA co-signed the Brussels Declaration on Trade and the Internet in support of sustainable, transparent, accountable and democratic international trading systems. The...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, trade agreements, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements
- Drivers of Change – eBook Now Available
In 2015, librarians from across Latin America met in Buenos Aires. They came to share experiences and reflections, hopes and ambitions about the future of libraries and how they could best serve...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Argentina, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Congress papers, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- South Africa Can Lead the Way: IFLA Delivers Submission on Copyright Reform
South Africa is reforming its copyright framework, and the Copyright Amendment Bill takes an ambitious approach that could set a great example not only for neighbouring countries but also...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, South Africa, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- European copyright reform: resources
The first major reform of Europe's copyright system in almost 20 years aims to update the law for the digital age. In addition to affecting libraries and library users across Europe, it also...
Publication - 20 December 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Digital humanities, Digital preservation, Digitisation, E-learning, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Europe, Licensing, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Publications
- IFLA, EIFL Congratulate Thailand on Copyright Reforms for People with Print Disabilities
IFLA and EIFL have addressed a letter of congratulation to the Prime Minister of Thailand, following the passage of legislation that will bring the country into line with the Marrakesh...
News - 19 December 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Marrakesh Treaty, Thailand, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities
- Quotes from Member States at the 37th meeting of WIPO's SCCR
At the 37th meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), many representatives of...
Publication - 6 December 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Cooperation, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Work continues at the World Intellectual Property Organization: a week of #Copyright4Libraries
Last week, IFLA attended the 37th meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). This is the primary...
News - 5 December 2018
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Delivering the Promise: IFLA Secretary General Urges Support for Copyright Reforms that Benefit South African Libraries, Users
IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner has written a letter to key South African ministers and parliamentarians, urging them to take the final steps necessary to approve a copyright reform that...
News - 5 December 2018
Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Education, South Africa, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Tearing down myths around the South African Copyright Amendment Bill
IFLA has been working over the past months to support its South African members in advocating around ongoing copyright reforms. These promise to offer librarians more legal certainty and...
News - 20 November 2018
Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, South Africa, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Prochaine réunion sur le droit d'auteur à l'organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle : impliquez-vous !
Le droit d'auteur est un élément central dans le travail des bibliothèques, et c’est pourquoi l’IFLA est un défenseur actif de meilleures lois du droit...
News - 15 November 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Próxima reunión del comité de derechos de autor de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual: ¡participa!
El derecho de autor es un elemento central del trabajo de las bibliotecas, y esta es la razón por la que la IFLA es un defensor activo de mejores leyes de derecho de autor. Nuestro...
News - 15 November 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Next Copyright meeting at the World Intellectual Property Organisation: get involved!
Copyright is a core element of libraries’ work, and this is why IFLA is an active advocate for better copyright laws. Our engagement at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is...
News - 15 November 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights 37 (SCCR/37)
At the 37th meeting of WIPO's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), United Nations member states will discuss the topic of exceptions and limitations to copyright for...
Event - 15 November 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Meeting, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Regional Workshop on the Implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty
In terms of the number of ratifications, the Marrakesh Treaty is a major success, promising new possibilities for people with print disabilities to access information. A sub-regional workshop in...
Event - 8 November 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries serving persons with print disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Print disabilities, Workshop, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- OpenCon 2018
OpenCon annual conferences seek to bring together a diverse, representative, and highly engaged group of participants in the field of open access, open data and open education. The Conference can...
Event - 2 November 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Conference, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Marrakesh provisions in force in the European Union and much more!
The fastest-ratifying treaty At the recently celebrated General Assemblies, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)’s Director General Francis Gurry underlined the...
News - 12 October 2018
Tags: Accessibility, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Copyright in Canada: IFLA submits comments on the review of the Copyright Act
With the right copyright laws key to library activities, IFLA actively advocates for positive reforms at the international, regional and national levels. In light of the current review of Canada...
News - 8 October 2018
Tags: Canada, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Copyright, Access and the SDGs: IFLA at the WIPO General Assembly
The World Intellectual Property Organisation’s annual General Assembly saw exciting announcements around the Marrakesh Treaty, welcome support for better laws for libraries,...
News - 4 October 2018
Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Marrakesh Treaty, Switzerland, WIPO, WIPO GA, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty: Monitoring Report
The Marrakesh Treaty was signed in June 2013, and barely three years later entered into force. Yet ratification is only part of the story. IFLA's monitoring work shows where progress is...
Publication - 1 October 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Library services to people with disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Services to the visually impaired, LDP (Library Development Programme), Studies
- Working Together for Legislative Change: IFLA Engages at Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest
Copyright, together with other intellectual property rights, seeks to promote creativity and innovation by giving the creator or rightsholder a monopoly of rights, or exclusive rights over the...
News - 24 September 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- World Intellectual Property Organisation General Assembly
The annual general assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation – WIPO – offers a chance to take a strategic look at the Organisation’s work across the...
Event - 24 September 2018
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Switzerland, WIPO, WIPO GA, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Provide Access, Protect Rights, Promote Development – IFLA at WIPO General Assembly 2018
The annual general assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation – WIPO – offers a chance to take a strategic look at the Organisation’s work across the board...
News - 24 September 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Switzerland, WIPO, WIPO GA, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- 5th Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest
"The Global Congress is the main convening of a global network of over 800 researchers, activists, and practitioners who work on the intersection of intellectual property and promotion of the...
Event - 18 September 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Event, Intellectual property, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- The European Parliament’s position on the Digital Single Market Directive. What’s in there for libraries?
Before the summer break of 2018, the plenary of the European Parliament decided that the compromise brought forward by the legal affairs’ committee was not good enough. Its proposal for a...
Publication - 13 September 2018
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Europe, Briefings, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Better Laws, Better Practices: IFLA Active for Libraries on Copyright
Following the launch of a guide to implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty and a statement on copyright literacy at the World Library and Information Congress, IFLA has continued to make the case...
News - 10 September 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Make the Right Choice, Send the Right Message: IFLA Urges MEPs to Support Libraries in Copyright Reform
Next Wednesday, all of the European Parliament’s 751 Members will have the opportunity to amend the draft Directive on copyright. In doing so, they will send a message to Europe’s...
News - 7 September 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Creative Commons Update: IFLA WLIC
As part of the 2018 World Library and Information Caucus, IFLA organised a flash session on the subject of latest developments at Creative Commons, and how libraries can get involved....
Event - 29 August 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Programme, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- CLM Business meeting 2 (WLIC)
13:30 - 16:00 The Copyright and Other Legal Matters Committee’s second business meeting is taking place on 29 August 2018. Discussions will focus on several areas of the committee...
Event - 9 August 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Meeting, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Session 140, To Have and not to Hold: The End of Ownership - CLM and FAIFE Advisory Committees
9:30 - 11:30 Simulatenous translation The shift from buying physical library media to licensing digital content has profound impacts on the way libraries acquire and give access to...
Event - 9 August 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Congress, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Electronic collections, Electronic resources, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Session 186, Challenges to copyright in the 21st century - CLM Advisory Committee
9:30 - 11:30 The session will be divided into two with the first hour provided by three members of the IFLA International Leaders programme. The speakers will explore the many ways in...
Event - 9 August 2018
Tags: Access to information, Congress, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Session 217, What's Up with eLending? - eLending Working Party with Public Libraries
08:30 - 10:30 Livestreamed Simultaneous Interpretation In the 5 years since the last major session at WLIC, we have seen talk of the death of the physical books replaced by...
Event - 9 August 2018
Tags: Access to information, Congress, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eBooks, Electronic resources, eLending, eLending for Libraries, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Background Paper on Extended Collective Licensing
The IFLA background paper on extended collective licensing presents examples of extended collective licensing systems under several jurisdictions. Reports from Canada, China, France, Germany, the...
Publication - 7 August 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Digitisation, Licensing, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Licensing as a solution to rights management? IFLA publishes extended collective licensing background paper
Libraries have a mission to maximize access to their collections, for culture, education and research. In doing so, they face challenges around clearing rights – i.e. how to make these books...
News - 7 August 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Licensing, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Change the World in 80 Days: Momentum Builds on Marrakesh
Five years on from its signature in 2013, the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled is proving its power...
News - 24 July 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Libraries serving persons with print disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Print disabilities, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Africa Can Lead: IFLA Addresses African Ministers
The 2nd meeting of African ministers responsible for libraries took place on 5-6 July in Durban, South Africa. IFLA President Glòria Pérez-Salmerón and Secretary...
News - 8 July 2018
Tags: Access to information, Africa, Copyright exceptions and limitations, sustainable development goals, Africa
- IFLA's comments on the Australian Copyright Modernisation Review
Australia is looking at reviewing its Copyright Act of 1968 with the aim of bringing its copyright framework up to date with the digital world. The government consulted on a few specific...
Publication - 5 July 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Australia, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Publications
- New Opportunities: European Parliament Opens Way to Plenary Debate about EU Copyright Directive
The European Parliament today voted to reject the version of the draft Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market proposed by its Legal Affairs Committee. This decision will...
News - 5 July 2018
Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Europe, Preservation, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- A Bright Future for Libraries in Australia’s Copyright Modernisation Review
Australia is looking at reviewing its Copyright Act of 1968 with the aim of bringing its copyright framework up to date with the digital world. After earlier reviews such as the safe...
News - 5 July 2018
Tags: Access to information, Australia, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- The Limits of Licensing: A Literature Review (Infographic)
IFLA commissed a review of the available literature on the limits of licensing as a means of giving access to knowledge, in order better to understand the feasibility of universal licensing based...
Publication - 29 June 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Studies
- Sunshine and Clouds: The European Parliament Takes Position on the Copyright Directive
Yesterday, the Legal affairs committee at the European Parliament (EP) voted on the copyright Directive. There is welcome confirmation of the value of exceptions to copyright as a guarantee of...
News - 21 June 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Quotes from Member States at the 36th meeting of WIPO's SCCR
United Nations Member States said positive things bout libraries at the 36th meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR, World Intellectual Property Organisation, WIPO...
Publication - 19 June 2018
Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Update on the status of transposition of the Marrakesh Directive in Europe on 14 June 2018
On the occasion of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 12-14 June 2018, IFLA wished to underline the positive progress that is taking place within the European Union...
Publication - 14 June 2018
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Briefings, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- On Track or Off the Rails? IFLA publishes an update current status of transposition of the Marrakesh Directive in Europe
As States which have signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities meet in New York, IFLA is today publishing an update on what EU governments are doing to make the Marrakesh...
News - 14 June 2018
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Action for Libraries at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (SCCR/36)
IFLA was in Geneva from 28 May to 1 June to advocate for better exceptions and limitations to copyright for libraries. The occasion was the 36th meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and...
News - 7 June 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA's Response to UNESCO Consultation on Open Educational Resources
UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organisation – has become an important player in the field of open educational resources. At its 39th General Conference in...
Publication - 4 June 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Education, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Publications
- Towards Action: IFLA Returns to Geneva for the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
The 36th session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) will focus on defining action plans on copyright...
News - 28 May 2018
Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Switzerland, WIPO, World Intellectual Property Organisation, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- 36th Meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
The 36th session of SCCR, taking place at WIPO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, will provide a further opportunity to make the case for a world where libraries everywhere benefit from at least...
Event - 27 May 2018
Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Meeting, Switzerland, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Découvrir l'OMPI
Afin de promouvoir un régime de droit d'auteur équilibré, L'IFLA collabore de forme étroite avec l'Organisation Mondiale de la Propriét...
Publication - 25 April 2018
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Resource Guides, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Descubrir la OMPI
La IFLA participa en la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI), la agencia de las Naciones Unidas a cargo de aprobar normas y recomendaciones a nivel internacional...
Publication - 25 April 2018
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Resource Guides, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Get Into WIPO Guide
IFLA works closely with the World Intellectual Property Organisaiton (WIPO) - the UN agency in charge of making rules and recommendations internationally on copyright...
Publication - 25 April 2018
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Resource Guides, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Pour la Journée Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle 2018, découvrez l'OMPI!
L'Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OMPI) est une agence spécialisée des Nations Unies en charge du droit d'auteur et d'autres questions...
News - 25 April 2018
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Para el Día Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual 2018, ¡descubra la OMPI!
La Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) es una Agencia especializada de las Naciones Unidas a cargo de derechos de autor y otras cuestiones relacionadas con la propiedad...
News - 25 April 2018
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- For World Intellectual Property Day 2018, get into WIPO!
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is the United Nations Agency in charge of copyright and other intellectual property issues. Its aim is to lead the development of a...
News - 24 April 2018
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- The European Knowledge Community Mobilises for Access to Knowledge
The European copyright reform is moving forwards, with the final vote in the lead parliamentary committee due on 20-21 June. This leaves the possibility of the two institutions – Parliament...
News - 24 April 2018
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Copyright Matters for School Libraries
Publication - 23 April 2018
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Infographics, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Copyright Matters for Public Libraries
Publication - 23 April 2018
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Infographics, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Comments by IFLA to the Colombian Bill 206-2018 (copyright reform)
Click on the image to access the full document (only available in Spanish). For more details on the context of the document, see the newspiece.
Publication - 17 April 2018
Tags: Advocacy, Colombia, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Briefings, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA sends comments to the Senate of the Republic of Colombia on the copyright reform
Colombia is now in the process of reforming its copyright law (Ley 23 de 1982). In view of this reform and of the debate at the Comisión Primera of the Honourable Senate of the Republic of...
News - 17 April 2018
Tags: Advocacy, Colombia, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- La IFLA envía comentarios al Senado de la República de Colombia para la reforma de derechos de autor
Colombia está en proceso de reformar su Ley de Propiedad Intelectual (Ley 23 de 1982). En vista de esta reforma y de un debate en la Comisión Primera del Honorable Senado de la Rep...
News - 17 April 2018
Tags: Advocacy, Colombia, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Comentarios de la IFLA al Proyecto de Ley 206-2018 de Colombia (reforma de derechos de autor)
Para más detalles sobre el contexto de este documento, ver la noticia aquí.
Publication - 17 April 2018
Tags: Advocacy, Colombia, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Briefings, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Aiming High: IFLA Initial Submission to WIPO Consultation on Collective Management
IFLA has submitted initial comments on a draft document on best practices for collective management organisations produced by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). This initiative...
News - 4 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- European copyright reform: where do we stand?
The European Union is in the process of reforming its copyright law. The reforms set out the ambitious goal of bringing the regime up to date with the digital age, with rules affecting libraries...
News - 8 March 2018
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Culture, Cohesion and Connectivity: IFLA Calls on EU to Support Libraries’ Work
IFLA has joined with members from across Europe in signing the Sofia Declaration. This calls on European Union institutions and governments to recognise the importance of documentary...
News - 27 February 2018
Tags: Access to information, Bulgaria, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Heritage, Copyright and Libraries in Europe
This is a critical time for the ongoing reforms, with votes imminent in the key European Parliament Committee, as well as the Council (whcih brings together Member States). IFLA will be...
Event - 20 February 2018
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Europe, Seminar, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Librarians ask for a better copyright for education
IFLA has signed the joint letter "Educators ask for a better copyright", initiated by Communia Association for the Public Domain, which underlines our existing concerns with regards to...
News - 16 January 2018
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations
- Reforma colombiana del derecho de autor: la IFLA envía una carta abierta a la Ministra de Comercio, Industria y Turismo
La IFLA da la bienvenida a toda reforma legislativa que persiga adaptar el marco legal de derechos de autor al ámbito digital. Colombia está ahora en proceso de reformar su propia...
News - 19 December 2017
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Copyright reform in Colombia: IFLA sends an open letter to the Colombian Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
IFLA welcomes all steps towards making legislative changes that adapt current copyright frameworks to the digital age. Colombia is now in the process of reforming its copyright law (Ley 23 de 1982...
News - 19 December 2017
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Call for papers WLIC 2018 - Audiovisual and Multimedia Section joint session with Information Technology Section
The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, joined by the Information Technology Section, invite interested professionals to submit proposals for the open session to be held during IFLA WLIC in...
News - 1 December 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Acquisitions, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Cataloguing, Classification and indexing, Collection development, Communities of practice, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Digital repositories, Electronic resources, Games, Information technology, Knowledge management, Library buildings and equipment, Library collections, Library outreach, Library services, Lifelong learning, Preservation, Success stories, Young adults
- The European copyright reform's potential harm to fundmental rights and freedoms: IFLA co-signs an open letter
Over 80 organisations, among which IFLA, have co-signed an open letter to Ministers attending the European Union’s Competitiveness Council on 30 November an 1 December 2017. The letter...
News - 30 November 2017
Tags: Copyright exceptions and limitations
- Inaction is not an Option: Case Builds for Meaningful Action for Libraries at the World Intellectual Property Organisation
IFLA attended the 35th session of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights to make the case for the need of a minimum standard of exceptions and limitations to copyright for...
News - 24 November 2017
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, SCCR, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Reform Copyright, Drive Development: IFLA Speaks for Libraries in Geneva
IFLA attended the 49th General Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), from 2-5 October 2017, taking the opportunity to underline the need for action to help...
News - 10 October 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- The Limits of Licensing: A Literature Review
IFLA commissed a review of the available literature on the limits of licensing as a means of giving access to knowledge, in order better to understand the feasibility of universal licensing based...
Publication - 20 August 2017
Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Licences, licensing, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Studies
- Copyright and Other Legal Matters at the World Library and Information Congress (WLIC)
The Copyright and Other Legal Matters (CLM) Strategic Programme represents the voice of the international library community in copyright and other legal concerns. CLM strongly advocates at...
News - 16 August 2017
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations
- In Copyright, Everyone’s Rights Must be Protected: IFLA calls for Reconsideration of W3C Decision on Extended Media Extensions
Following the decision of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to incorporate Extended Media Extensions in to the HTML Standard, IFLA has called for reconsideration. ...
News - 17 July 2017
Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Digital preservation, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA advocates globally for a better legal framework for libraries at the 34th Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR)
Through the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) offers a platform for discussion among Member States and NGOs at a global...
News - 9 May 2017
Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- World Intellectual Property Day, 26 April 2017 – Innovation, Improving Lives
Every year on 26 April, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) celebrates the World Intellectual Property Rights Day. This year in particular, WIPO explores how innovation and...
News - 26 April 2017
Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, World Intellectual Property Organisation, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)