Content tagged CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

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)

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 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)

On 22 April 2021, the Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM) will hold its mid-term meeting. If you wish to join this meeting as an observer, please contact Camille Francoise...

Event - 6 April 2021

Tags: Midterm Meeting, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

On the 26th of April, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) invites representatives of governments and civil society to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day, under the theme...

Event - 6 April 2021

Tags: business, Copyright, entrepreneurship, Intellectual property, Webinar, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The past year has underlined how essential it is for libraries to be able to offer access to content digitally. With major expansion in demand from users, there have been both welcome moves from...

News - 6 April 2021

Tags: Access to information, e-Lending, eBooks, elending, United States of America, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA has joined with partners in signing a call for World Trade Organization Members to make it clear that where intellectual property rights make it more difficult to tackle COVID-19 and its...

News - 25 March 2021

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, TRIPS, World Trade Organization (WTO), CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

Library Futures is a new organisation in the United States focused on the questions facing libraries and their ability to fulfil their missions into the future. We interviewed Library Futures...

News - 2 March 2021

Tags: Access to information, Digital resources, eLending, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Faced with global challenges, the need to promote cooperation and collaboration amongst those looking for solutions is vital. Open science promotes just this. With UNESCO preparing a draft...

News - 22 January 2021

Tags: Access to information, Open access, Open science, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the importance for libraries to be able to provide services to users through digital channels. As such, it has thrown a new light on many of the questions that...

News - 26 November 2020

Tags: Associations, Copyright, COVID-19, Digital resources, Ireland, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

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)

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)

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)

​ 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)

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)

The Original Directive In 2012, the European Union agreed a Directive on Orphan Works (OWD) (e.g. works for which institutions have not identify or located the rightsholder, preventing...

News - 29 September 2020

Tags: Copyright, Cultural heritage, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

From 21 to 25 September 2020 the General Assembly of WIPO- the World Intellectual Property Organization – took place in hybrid mode in Geneva and online. IFLA worked alongside partners to...

News - 28 September 2020

Tags: Accessibility, Africa, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

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)

In order to fulfil their mission to provide access to information, libraries increasingly focus on acquiring, or buying licences, to digital content. As such, our institutions have a...

Event - 14 September 2020

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Copyright, Library collections, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The European Commission has launched its long-awaited consultation on the Digital Services Act (DSA) which will develop new rules for internet platforms.  These rules will potentially set new...

News - 8 September 2020

Tags: Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

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)

IFLA took part in the second session of the conversation on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on 7-9 July 2020...

News - 21 July 2020

Tags: Artificial intelligence, Copyright, Intellectual property, Text mining, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

With work underway in the European to develop new rules for internet platforms which will likely have a global impact, it is important to ensure that the values and interests of libraries are...

News - 1 July 2020

Tags: Digital Service Act, DSA, DSM, EU-DSM; European Copyright Directive, Europe, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

IFLA has provided input to a UNESCO consultation on Open Science, highlighting the need to ensure that Open Science brings benefits to all, and helps deliver solutions to key global challenges...

Publication - 18 June 2020

Tags: Access to information, Open access, Open science, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The Copyright reader working group aims to produce an open access book to increase copyright literacy in the library sector by explaining copyright and its application in common copyright matters...

Informational Page - 18 June 2020

Tags: Copyright, Literacy, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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’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)

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)

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)

With this year's World Intellectual Property Day focusing on innovation for a green future, IFLA and its partners have come together to call on governments and the World Intellectual Property...

News - 27 April 2020

Tags: Access to information, Climate change, climate heritage, Copyright, Preservation, Press Release, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

A lot has happened in the last six months around library eLending! Following a first interview last October about ongoing efforts to improve eLending conditions for libraries in the United States...

News - 22 April 2020

Tags: Access to information, eLending, eLending for Libraries, United States of America, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Faced with the urgent need to combat the COVID-19 Pandemic and its consequences, it is vital to ensure that intellectual property laws and practices do not become a blockage. IFLA, working with...

News - 3 April 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

New research from Australia has explored how the way eBooks are offered to libraries affect their decisions over what to offer borrowers. Led by Associate Professor Rebecca Giblin of the...

News - 1 April 2020

Tags: Access to information, Australia, Copyright, eBooks, eLending for Libraries, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

This week, the Coordinating Committee of the World Intellectual Property Organization meets to take a provisional decision on a new Director General. Getting the right candidate could provide...

News - 4 March 2020

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

The rise of artificial intelligence raises questions in many different policy areas, including for intellectual property. IFLA has contributed to efforts by WIPO to develop a survey to build...

Publication - 16 February 2020

Tags: Artificial intelligence, Copyright, text and data mining, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

The IFLA Wikidata Working Group was formed in late 2019 to explore and advocate for the use of and contribution to Wikidata by library and information professionals, the integration of Wikidata...

Informational Page - 28 January 2020

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA has joined with over 40 civil society organisations across Europe in calling for the sharing of draft guidelines on the implementation of the controversial upload filter provisions in the...

Publication - 19 January 2020

Tags: Access to information, copyright directive, Europe, upload filters, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA has joined with over 40 civil society organisations across Europe in calling for the sharing of draft guidelines on the implementation of the controversial upload filter provisions in the...

News - 19 January 2020

Tags: Access to information, copyright directive, Europe, upload filters, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Efforts to use trade measures to delay or block long-overdue copyright reforms which will benefit libraries and their users are regrettable. In its comment to a review of South Africa’s...

News - 19 January 2020

Tags: Access to information, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, copyright4libraries, South Africa, United States of America, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA has submitted a comment in the context of the review of whether South Africa should continue to benefit from preferential trade rules with the United States. The review has been triggered by...

Publication - 19 January 2020

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, copyright4libraries, South Africa, United States of America, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

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)

On 23 November 2019, UNESCO adopted a recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER). This marks the culmination of a long effort to which IFLA has contributed from the perspective of...

News - 12 December 2019

Tags: Copyright, Education, Licensing, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

This Saturday, 7 December 2019, IFLA wishes to highlight an important date for European libraries: we are 18 months from the final date of the implementation of the new European Copyright...

News - 6 December 2019

Tags: Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

A major advance in the most recent European copyright reform has been the inclusion of a ‘contract override’ provision for most of the new copyright exceptions. This addresses...

Publication - 26 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, contractual override, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

The rules around library eLending are on the agenda again in the United States, following the decision by one publisher to impose limits on libraries' ability to give access to new books...

News - 16 October 2019

Tags: Access to information, eLending, eLending for Libraries, United States of America, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

A lot of advocacy work focuses on trying to change laws in order to improve the situation for libraries. However, there can be alterantives to legal reform as a recent example from Australia shows...

News - 14 October 2019

Tags: Australia, Copyright, Literacy and reading, publishers, storytimes, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

    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)

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)

Open science comes on the heels of the fourth paradigm of science, which is based on data-intensive scientific discovery, and represents a new paradigm shift, affecting the entire research...

Event - 7 September 2019

Tags: Access to information, Greece, Lecture, Open access, Open science, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

بعد أعوام من مُشاركة الإفلا في المنظمة العالمية للملكية الفكرية (الويبو)، وصلت المُناقشات الى لحظة حاسمة. ففي ثلاث ندوات إقليمية، طالبت العديد من الدول باتخاذ إجراءات دوليه – وهي أولوية...

News - 29 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Copyright reform, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ После многих лет сотрудничества ИФЛА и Всемирная организация интеллектуальной собственности (ВОИС) подошли к важнейшему этапу в обсуждении вопросов авторского права. В ходе проведения...

News - 29 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Copyright reform, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

多年来，国际图联始终参与世界知识产权组织活动，现在相关讨论已到达关键时刻。在三场地区研讨会期间，多个国家呼吁采取国际行动——这也是国际图联优先考虑的事项。2019年10月，国际图联将举办一场全球会议，以决定下一步开展的工作。 版权是图书馆开展业务工作的关键影响因素。尽管开放获取的增长意味着可用的新内容越来越多，且限制越来越少，...

News - 29 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Copyright reform, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ Nach Jahren des IFLA-Engagements bei der Weltorganisation für geistiges Eigentum (WIPO) haben die Diskussionen einen entscheidenden Moment erreicht. In drei regionalen Seminaren...

News - 29 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Copyright reform, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ Tras años de colaboración de la IFLA en la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI), las discusiones han llegado a un momento clave. En tres...

News - 29 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Copyright reform, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Après des années d‘engagement de l’IFLA auprès de l’Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OMPI), les discussions ont atteint un...

News - 29 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Copyright reform, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

After years of IFLA engagement at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), discussions have reached a key moment. In three regional seminars, many countries asked for international...

News - 29 August 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Copyright reform, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2019, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

Alongside growing concern in the United States and Canada about the conditions imposed on libraries looking to lend eBooks, there are also efforts to reduce dependency on third party distributors...

News - 16 July 2019

Tags: Access to information, Ebooks, elending, eLending for Libraries, United States of America, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​The third and final WIPO regional seminar on exceptions and limitations took place in Santo Domingo on 4-5 July. It looked into the copyright rules that define whether libraries, archives,...

News - 15 July 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Dominican Republic, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

​ 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)

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)

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)

​ 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

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

The European Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market was recently published in the official journal, marking its entry into force and the start of the implementation process. The very...

News - 27 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Europe, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Internet governance, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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

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

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)

The first of three WIPO regional workshops focusing on the copyright needs of libraries, as well as archives, museums, education and research, took place in Singapore on 29-30 April. The...

News - 1 May 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Singapore, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is organising three regional seminars to understand how far copyright rules meet the needs of libraries around the world. The first one starts...

News - 27 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Asia and Oceania, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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

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)

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)

​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)

​ Intergovernmental Organisations both shape the policies and priorities of governments, and inform the international debate. By going making their publications freely – and...

News - 4 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Through two events at the World Intellectual Property Organisation, IFLA helped explore the indispensable – and undisputed – role of exceptions and limitations in achieving the public...

News - 2 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

Today, the Plenary of the European Parliament adopted the Copyright Directive by a significantly reduced margin compared to previous votes. It will now be for libraries at the national level to...

News - 26 March 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Europe, Freedom of expression, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

Next week’s vote on the European Union’s Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market is an opportunity to advance the situation of libraries. But unless an Article which would...

News - 24 March 2019

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Europe, Freedom of expression, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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

The brief celebrates the commitment of the library sector to making OER a reality and encourages continued engagement by providing background information. It shares the definition of OER, its...

Publication - 4 March 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, E-learning, Education, Briefings, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​IFLA has issued a brief on open educational resources (OER), building on the recent UNESCO recommendation. It underlines the role that librarians can play in creating, curating and ensuring...

News - 4 March 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, E-learning, Education, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

The story of eLending in Denmark is a particular one. Despite high levels of use of the Danish eLending platform, it attracted frequent (if unjustified) criticism from other stakeholders, who held...

News - 8 February 2019

Tags: Access to information, Denmark, eBooks, eLending, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

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)

EBLIDA's Expert Group on Information Law (EGIL) is having its bi-annual meeting at the British Library in London. IFLA participates actively in order to raise awareness of its own activities,...

Event - 7 February 2019

Tags: Advocacy, Associations, Copyright, Meeting, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Publishers and libraries have long, together, helped to ensure the flow of ideas and knowledge from writers to readers. Yet with new technologies and new patterns of creativity an consumption,...

Event - 5 February 2019

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Copyright, Egypt, Publishing, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

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)

IFLA has interviewed Sharon Day, speaking on behalf of a campaign in Canada to boost the availability - and affordability - of eBooks for libraries. The goal - to ensure that Canada's...

News - 15 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Canada, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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

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)

      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

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

“Big Data can reshape the world and save lives. By analyzing it, we can find answers to challenges such as climate change and global epidemics. Economies can be stimulated....

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, data mining, Open access, text and data mining, Text mining, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

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

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 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)

The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, adopted on June 27, 2013, has been ratified by 30...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Malawi, Marrakesh Treaty, Print disabilities, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

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

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)

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)

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)

The World Intellectual Property Organisation has published a best practice toolkit on collective management organisations. This brief offers an overview of the toolkit, and suggests how it can be...

Publication - 25 November 2018

Tags: Access to knowledge, collective management, Copyright, WIPO, Briefings, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Dear Colleagues On behalf of the Governing Board of IFLA, I am writing to invite you to make one nomination for a place on the IFLA Advisory Committee on Copyright and other Legal...

News - 5 November 2018

Tags: Announcement, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

Following extensive discussions, libraries in the Netherlands have come to an agreement with publishers and others about eBook availability in the country. Published in the Official...

News - 31 October 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Netherlands, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

It’s Open Access Week! This year’s topic is “Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge”. It raises questions such as “How do we ensure sustainability...

News - 22 October 2018

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Copyright, Open access, Open source, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

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)

Extended collective licensing is increasingly proposed as a solution to problems faced by libraries in getting permissions to digitise and use large numbers of works. But it can only work if there...

News - 8 October 2018

Tags: Access to information, collective management; extended collective management, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

The World Intellectual Property Organisaiton is currently negotiating a draft treaty on broadcasting. This would give greater rights to broadcasters to protect their signals, in response...

Publication - 3 October 2018

Tags: Access to information, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Briefings, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

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)

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)

LIBER is the leading international fair for the Spanish-language book sector. IFLA will participate in a pannel about intellectual property, where speakers will discuss current trends and...

Event - 18 September 2018

Tags: Copyright, eBooks, Event, Publications, Reading, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

"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)

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)

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, 13 September 2018— In a vote on copyright today, Members of the European Parliament offered welcome support to libraries’ heritage work. However,...

News - 13 September 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright reform, European Parliament, Press Release, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

​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)

Чтобы рассказать о концепции грамотности в области авторского права, ее значении для различных аспектов библиотечной деятельности, а также выработать рекомендации для основных заинтересованных...

News - 29 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Literacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

​With a shared commitment to acces to knowlede, the Creative Commons movement already includes many librarians.  The IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2018 provided an...

Publication - 29 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries & Archives, Reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ ​   أصدرت الإفلا بيانًا حول تعليم ومحو أمية حقوق الطبع والنشر؛ لشرح المبدأ نفسه وأهميته في عمل المكتبات ووضع توصيات للمُستفيدين. أن تكون على علم بحقوق...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Literacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The Marrakesh Treaty has already had a major impact on copyright legislation, removing legal barriers to making and sharing copies of books in accessible formats. But to ensure that people with...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to information, Copyright, Copyright, From the Annual Conference, Libraries serving persons with print disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Services to people with disabilities, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

In order to explain the concept of copyright literacy, its importance within the broader work of libraries and to make recommendations to key stakeholders, IFLA has published a statement on...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Literacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Para explicar el concepto de alfabetización en derechos de autor, su importancia dentro del amplio trabajo de las bibliotecas y hacer recomendaciones a las partes implicadas, la IFLA ha...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Literacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Copyright has a decisive role on what libraries and their users can do with works to which they have access. However, librarians' knowledge of the law can play just as important a role,...

Publication - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Literacy, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

Afin d'expliquer la notion de culture du droit d'auteur, son importance au sein de l’ensemble plus vaste des activités des bibliothèques et de faire des recommandations...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Literacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

为了阐释版权素养的概念及其在图书馆广泛工作中的重要性，并对利益相关者提出改进建议，国际图联发布了关于版权教育和版权素养的声明。   具备版权素养是指拥有丰富的版权知识并能够明智决定如何利用受版权保护的文献。其中包括随着法律、实践和用户期望的发展，了解版权制度的结构、功能和影响。版权教育则是发展和更新版权素养的过程。...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Literacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ Um das Konzept der Urheberrechtskompetenz (Copyright Literacy) und ihre Bedeutung im erweiterten Umfeld von Bibliotheken zu erläutern und Empfehlungen an die wesentlichen...

News - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Copyright Literacy, From the Annual Conference, IFLA WLIC 2018, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ ​ The Marrakesh Treaty entered into force in September 2016, faster than any other international copyright text in the last 40 years. It promises to remove some of the key...

Publication - 27 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Libraries serving persons with print disabilities, Library services to people with disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Toolkits

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)

15:45 - 17:45 The Copyright and Other Legal Matters Committee’s first business meeting is taking place on 24 August 2018. Discussions will focus on several areas of the committee...

Event - 9 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Meeting, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

​ 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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

UNESCO is preparing a Draft Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER), as the next step forwards in its work in the area. Given the strong role of libraries in many countries in promoting...

News - 4 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Education, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

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)

#1Lib1Ref – one librarian, one reference – is the Wikimedia Foundation’s initiative to engage the collective knowledge of libraries to improve the quality and...

News - 25 May 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, local content, Wikipedia, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

En nombre de las bibliotecas y sus usuarios en México y en todo el mundo, considero preocupante el texto del proyecto de ley recientemente votado en el Senado mexicano. El texto en cuesti...

Publication - 4 May 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, Copyright, Mexico, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

On behalf of libraries and their users in Mexico and around the world, I am concerned to hear about a reform recently voted in the Mexican Senate. The law in question would allow for articles,...

Publication - 4 May 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, Copyright, Mexico, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

La declaración presentada a continuación fue hecha por el Secretario General de la IFLA el día 4 de Mayo de 2018. En nombre de las bibliotecas y sus usuarios en M...

News - 4 May 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, Copyright, Mexico, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The following statement is made by IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner, on 4 May 2018 On behalf of libraries and their users in Mexico and around the world, I am concerned to hear about...

News - 4 May 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Censorship, Copyright, Mexico, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation enters into force on 25 May, bringing with it significant changes in the rules around how personal data is collected, managed and used...

Publication - 2 May 2018

Tags: Access to information, Data management, Europe, Privacy in libraries, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Webinars

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 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)

Publication - 23 April 2018

Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, Infographics, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Publication - 23 April 2018

Tags: Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Infographics, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Libraries were front and centre at the Creative Commons Global Summit 2018, sharing both their commitment to openness and their skills in making this a reality. IFLA was there, engaging in...

News - 23 April 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Canada, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

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)

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)

  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)

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 - 14 April 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Canada, Conference, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation enters into force on 25 May, bringing with it significant changes in the rules around how personal data is collected, managed and used...

Event - 28 March 2018

Tags: Access to information, Data management, data protection, Privacy in libraries, Webinar, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

There has been welcome news from the Unites States, where legislation designed to implement the Marrakesh Treaty has been introduced to Congress. Once this is voted, America will join the growing...

News - 19 March 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, United States of America, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Production of, and access to ideas, information and knowledge are essential to scientific progress and broader wellbeing. With publishers and libraries both involved in delivering this, it is...

News - 15 March 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Preservation, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The Hague, Geneva, Oxford, 15th March 2018 — Libraries and publishers both play an essential role in the production of, and the provision of access to, creativity and knowledge. In their...

Publication - 15 March 2018

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Preservation, WIPO, Press Release, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

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)

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...

Publication - 8 March 2018

Tags: Copyright, Infographics, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Copyright is present in many librarians’ everyday work. Even when it is complicated and unnecessarily burdensome, librarians need to be able to deal with the laws they have in order...

Publication - 28 February 2018

Tags: Fair dealling, Fair use, Infographics, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ 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)

The Copyright and Other Legal Matters Committee’s mid-term meeting is taking place on 26 March at IFLA Headquarters. Discussions will focus on several areas of the committee’s...

Event - 21 February 2018

Tags: Midterm Meeting, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Last week, the Council of Ministers of the European Union, representing its Member States, voted to approve the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty. This opens the way to the EU and its 28 Member...

News - 20 February 2018

Tags: Access to information, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

Libraries and the Bulgarian EU Presidency share the same goals – a stronger, more cohesive Europe, built on creativity, innovation and inclusion. Every day, libraries across the continent...

News - 10 January 2018

Tags: Access to information, Cultural heritage, Digitisation, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Blockchain, highlighted in the 2016 Trend Report Update as a key emerging issue for libraries, has also increasingly grabbed popular attention. The rising value of BitCoin has been at the heart of...

Publication - 7 January 2018

Tags: Access to information, blockchain, Copyright, Exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Studies

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)

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)

As part of IFLA's work, alongside partner organisations, in favour of copyright reform in Europe, we have produced an infographic. This serves as a briefing note on the need to an...

Publication - 16 December 2017

Tags: Copyright, Europe, Orphan works, out of commerce works, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Toolkits

Like all aspects of government policy, copyright laws should serve to promote the long-term public interest. It is essential to ensure that creators receive fair compensation. But it is also...

News - 14 December 2017

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Preservation, Viet Nam, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

When they signed the Marrakesh Treaty in 2013, the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation committed to removing legal barriers to access to books for people with print...

News - 3 December 2017

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The work of libraries relies on the existence of a modern and complete set of exceptions and limitations to copyright. While national legislation is usually the responsibility of national...

News - 27 November 2017

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, NAFTA, trade agreements, United States of America, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

El día 1 de noviembre, la IFLA organizó un webinar de 30 minutos sobre las actuales discusiones ante la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual alrededor del...

Publication - 3 November 2017

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Webinars

On 1 November, IFLA offered a 30-minute webinar to discuss about the current discussions around libraries at the World Intellectual Property Organisation. WIPO’s Standing Committee...

Publication - 2 November 2017

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Webinars

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)

A growing network of countries have ratified the Marrakesh Treaty, giving ever wider access to information for people with print disabilities. The Treaty, which was signed in 2013, promises to do...

News - 20 September 2017

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Marrakesh Treaty, Russian Federation, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The transition towards Open Access is gaining momentum. It promises to deliver a major step forward in giving access to the results of science and research, allowing new ideas to emerge and spread...

News - 11 September 2017

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Europe, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ ​ إصدار "تقييم استخدام مبدأ الترخيص في مجال المكتبات والعوائق الذي يضعها ذلك في طريق إتاحة المعلومات" تمر وسائل حصول المكتبات على المعلومة بمرحلة...

News - 21 August 2017

Tags: Copyright, From the Annual Conference, Licensing, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

    Release of the “Literature review on the use of licensing in library context, and the limitations this creates to access to knowledge” The way...

News - 21 August 2017

Tags: Copyright, From the Annual Conference, licensing, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ 《关于图书馆使用数字资源访问许可及其为知识获取所带来之限制的文献评论》发布》 当前正是图书馆获取内容方式的转型期。随着数字资源在图书馆馆藏资源中所占比重的上升，数字资源访问许可已成为生活中存在的一个事实。但是，正如图书馆界大多数所经历的那样，访问许可在提供知识获取路径的同时，也能限制知识获取。 因此，...

News - 21 August 2017

Tags: Copyright, From the Annual Conference, Licensing, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ ​ Veröffentlichung von “Literaturüberblick über den Einsatz von Lizenzen im Bibliothekskontext und den Einschränkungen, die sie für den...

News - 21 August 2017

Tags: Copyright, From the Annual Conference, Licensing, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ Publicación de la “Revisión bibliográfica sobre el uso de las licencias en el contexto de las bibliotecas y las limitaciones que crean para acceder...

News - 21 August 2017

Tags: Copyright, From the Annual Conference, Licensing, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ Релиз «Обзора литературы об использовании лицензий в контексте библиотек и ограничений, которые они накладывают на доступ к знанию» Библиотеки переживают...

News - 21 August 2017

Tags: Copyright, From the Annual Conference, Licensing, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ Publication de la “Revue de la littérature disponible sur l’utilisation des licences dans le contexte des bibliothèques, et sur les limitations ainsi...

News - 21 August 2017

Tags: Copyright, From the Annual Conference, Licensing, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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

Alongside the Literature Review on the Limits of Licensing, IFLA has produced an executive summary. This is available to download as a pdf.

Publication - 20 August 2017

Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Digital resources, Licences, Licensing, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Studies

IFLA will attend a seminar organised by Education International, looking at new approaches to use of intellectual property rules in teaching and learning. Exploring themes such as Open Educational...

Event - 25 July 2017

Tags: Belgium, Copyright, Education, Open access, Seminar, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Digital channels are becoming ever more dominant as a means of sharing and accessing content. They bring a speed and simplicity of use, at near-zero marginal costs, that have brought us much...

Publication - 24 July 2017

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

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, alongside 63 other civil society and trade associations has co-signed a letter to Ministers attending the European Union’s Competitiveness Council. This initiative seeks to urge...

News - 29 May 2017

Tags: Copyright, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Progress towards ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty in the European Union (EU) has the potential to deliver significantly wider access to knowledge for people with print disabilities,...

News - 15 May 2017

Tags: Access to knowledge, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

Human progress, innovation and creativity depends on being able to access, share and build on existing knowledge and ideas. Libraries have long been at the heart of delivering this. Yet...

News - 2 May 2017

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Canada, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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)

The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee sent out a strong signal to the European Union’s Member States last week by voting unanimously for laws which will ensure that people...

News - 26 March 2017

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

At the European Parliament in Strasbourg (France) last week, library representatives and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) discussed the path towards a copyright reform that will empower...

News - 23 March 2017

Tags: Copyright, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Education is central to the work of libraries. This goes from simply giving access to the books and materials that people need to teach themselves and answering ad hoc questions, to more formal...

News - 13 February 2017

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Education, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

There is less than a month to go before a planned vote in the European Parliament on ratifying the Marrakesh Treaty. If this is done correctly, it promises to remove key barriers to access to...

News - 7 February 2017

Tags: Access to information, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

  Libraries are the backbone of innovation systems. From stimulating literacy and curiosity in children, to providing students with the access they need to become experts,...

Informational Page - 18 January 2017

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

On Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th January, representatives of European governments will discuss draft legislation to implement the Marrakesh Treaty in the European Union (EU)....

News - 13 January 2017

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Europe, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

After close engagement in the negotiation of the Marrakesh Treaty, culminating in its signature in 2013, libraries are now working to realise its promise.   The Treaty...

News - 13 December 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Term of office: August 2017 – August 2019 Dear Colleagues On behalf of the Governing Board of IFLA, I am writing to invite you to nominate an individual to a place on...

News - 28 November 2016

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA joined a coalition of international and national NGOs at the 33rd meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (...

News - 24 November 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Libraries in too many countries around the world lack the basic laws needed to do the best by their communities. And even where laws exist, they frequently fail to take account of the realities of...

News - 13 November 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Libraries play a crucial role in bringing people to reading. From children’s books to the latest thrillers, they are the safety value in the copyright system that prevents access to culture...

News - 10 November 2016

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, E-learning, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA attended the 7th annual Mozilla Festival (MozFest) on 28-30 October at Ravensbourne College, London, to set out the library perspective on copyright, especially in the context of...

News - 4 November 2016

Tags: 2030 Agenda, Copyright, Development, Open source, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

A hundred Members of the European Parliament took the opportunity last week to meet librarians from their own countries, as part of Public Libraries 2020’s successful Generation Code: Born...

News - 29 October 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Copyright, and in particular exceptions and limitations to the exclusive powers it offers writers and publishers, is crucial for libraries. A good copyright framework allows libraries to preserve...

News - 29 October 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Poland, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

On 18-19 October 2016, representatives of libraries, organisations for people with print disabilities, and national copyright offices from across Latin America met in Buenos Aires to set out a...

News - 29 October 2016

Tags: Access to knowledge, Argentina, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, Vissually impared, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Five years ago IFLA released its current Statement on Open Access. With the importance of access to knowledge acknowledged by the Sustainable Developemnt Goals, its recommendations are as strong...

News - 25 October 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Colombia is currently planning a major reform of its copyright laws which will impact libraries and their users. They offer an opportunity to provide the tools necessary to seize new...

News - 24 October 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Colombia, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Freedom of expression and freedom of access to knowledge are central to the work of libraries. With rapidly increasing volumes of information available online, search engines play a vital role in...

News - 24 October 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Privacy, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Despite political criticisms, trade-based globalisation is an unavoidable part of modern economies and society. As countries have sought to facilitate exchanges of goods and services,...

News - 7 October 2016

Tags: Access to knowledge, trade agreements, World Trade Organization (WTO), CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA took the floor three times during the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva, calling on ministers, heads of intellectual property offices...

News - 7 October 2016

Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, WIPO, WIPO GA, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) holds its General Assembly on 3-11 October 2016. IFLA will be there, calling for continued work on copyight limitations for libraries,...

Event - 2 October 2016

Tags: Access to knowledge, Conference, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Starting tomorrow, the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation will meet together in Geneva. This event – the General Assembly – will see ministers and heads of...

News - 2 October 2016

Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Three years and three months after it was signed, the Treaty of Marrakesh enters into force today. It is a time to celebrate a major advance in the struggle to give people with visual impairments...

News - 30 September 2016

Tags: Access to knowledge, Marrakesh Treaty, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled was signed on 27 June 2013, and entered into force on 30...

Informational Page - 30 September 2016

Tags: Access to knowledge, Marrakesh Treaty, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Unit member list - 28 September 2016

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Last week, the European Commission published proposals for legislation which would implement the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually...

News - 22 September 2016

Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Exceptions and limitations have been a key part of the international copyright system since its inception, protecting and promoting the goals of education and innovation. Twice a year, at...

News - 22 September 2016

Tags: Access to knowledge, trade agreements, World Trade Organization (WTO), CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

After years of promise, today saw the launch of proposals for copyright reform in Europe. Despite much talk of the need for modernisation of the rules to reflect the new possibilities and...

News - 14 September 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Europe, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

With proposals on European Union copyright reform imminent, IFLA continues to push for ambitious reforms that boost learning, innovation and creativity. Not only will positive change in the EU...

News - 14 September 2016

Tags: Copyright, Europe, Internet intermediary responsibilities, Text mining, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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 famine that...

News - 1 September 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Under the theme Inclusive Trade, the World Trade Organization Public Forum will be an opportunity to discuss how a wider range of individuals and businesses can participate in the trading system...

Event - 30 August 2016

Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Meeting, trade agreements, WTO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The 33rd meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR).

Event - 30 August 2016

Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Intellectual property, Meeting, SCCR, Switzerland, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

En 2015, bibliotecarios de América Latina se reunieron en Buenos Aires. En esta reunión compartieron experiencias y reflexiones, esperanzas y ambiciones sobre el futuro de las...

News - 18 August 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Latin America and the Caribbean, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Las bibliotecas dan la bienvenida a la entrada en vigor del Tratado de Marrakech Las bibliotecas juegan un papel fundamental en los flujos de conocimiento entre creadores y usuarios. Aun...

News - 17 August 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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...

News - 17 August 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Latin America and the Caribbean, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Libraries Welcome Marrakesh Treaty’s Entry into Force Libraries play a key role in the flow of knowledge from creators to users. While respecting the rights of authors, their mission...

News - 17 August 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Библиотеки приветствуют вступление в силу Марракешского договора Библиотеки играют ключевую роль в передаче знания от его создателей к пользователям. Их миссия предоставлять каждому доступ...

News - 17 August 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

图书馆喜迎《马拉喀什条约》生效 在知识从创作者到用户的流动过程中，图书馆发挥着关键作用。图书馆在尊重作者权利的同时，其使命是让每个人都有机会获取科学和想象之产品，无论经济或社会地位如何。弱势群体，尤其是视力障碍者，最需要这项服务。 《马拉喀什条约》将于9月30日生效，仅在2016年世界图书馆和信息大会（WLIC）闭幕六周之后。条约要求缔约方允许为盲人、...

News - 17 August 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​ الإفلا تستقبل دخول اتفاقية مراكش حيز التنفيذ: تلعب المكتبات دورًا رئيسيًا في انسياب المعلومات من مُقدميها الى مستخدميها. إن دور المكتبات في الأساس هو توفير فرصة للجميع...

News - 17 August 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Bibliotheken begrüßen das Inkrafttreten des Marrakesch-Vertrags Bibliotheken spielen eine Schlüsselrolle im Transfer von Wissen von seinen SchöpferInnen zu den...

News - 17 August 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Les bibliothèques saluent l’entrée en vigueur du Traité de Marrakech Les bibliothèques jouent un rôle déterminant pour le flux de...

News - 17 August 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, From the Annual Conference, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Copyright matters for libraries. It is copyright, or rather exceptions and limitations to the monopoly power it offers rights-holders, that allow libraries to lend, copy, preserve, and...

News - 9 August 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The need to combat the ‘book famine’ for the blind, visually impaired, and other people with print disabilities was at the heart of the drive to pass the Treaty of Marrakesh. With the...

News - 5 August 2016

Tags: Access to knowledge, Africa, Copyright, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA, alongside other civil society organisations from across the libraries, archives, and museums sector and beyond, engages closely in discussions at the World Intellectual Property Organization...

News - 26 July 2016

Tags: Copyright, SCCR, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

When countries around the world came together to discuss how to give visually impaired people easier access to books, libraries were at the heart of the drive for an ambitious, legally binding...

News - 4 July 2016

Tags: Access to information, Marrakesh Treaty, Services to the visually impaired, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Canada's ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty starts the clock ticking towards its entry into force, giving some of the most vulnerable people in the world much wider access to works of...

News - 30 June 2016

Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Services to the visually impaired, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

  La ratification canadienne du Traité de Marrakech signifie que la date de son entrée en force est maintenant fixée pour le 30 septembre. Ce Traité...

News - 30 June 2016

Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Services to the visually impaired, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

With eBooks becoming an ever more normal way of reading, it is high time that the law caught up with reality. Yet libraries frequently struggle to obtain the eBooks their users want. And...

News - 16 June 2016

Tags: Ebooks, elending, Public Libraries, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Libraries have long been key to education, research and culture policies, in Europe and around the world. To continue to deliver the public interest mission given them, they need laws that reflect...

News - 16 June 2016

Tags: Copyright, Preservation, TDM, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The internet offers an invaluable tool for achieving the key objective of libraries – providing equitable access to knowledge and information. Librarians have been quick to seize...

News - 14 June 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, EuroDig, Internet access, Internet governance, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Libraries today urged all players to work together and apply their efforts to build an open science system. In a statement responding to the conclusions of the EU Competitiveness Council,...

News - 9 June 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Knowledge society, Open access, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Digital technologies offer rich opportunities to collect, preserve and make the world’s knowledge available. But to make the most of these collections, libraries and archives need the...

News - 7 June 2016

Tags: Access to knowledge, Archives, Copyright, Switzerland, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Libraries and archives made a strong showing in the 32nd session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR),...

News - 24 May 2016

Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The Swedish Library Association's Expert Network for Libraries and Copyright arranges a meeting where IFLA's Governing Board member Victoria Owen will hold a presentation about...

Event - 18 May 2016

Tags: Copyright, Information policies, Intellectual property, International cooperation, Meeting, Sweden, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

LIBER's 45th annual conference will take place in Helsinki, Finland on 29 June-1 July 2016. The conference is hosted by the National Library of Finland, Helsinki University...

Event - 11 May 2016

Tags: Advocacy, Conference, Copyright, Finland, LIBER, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Equitable access to information is central to the work of libraries. Thanks to libraries, people are discovering the world’s cultural and scientific riches, regardless of their wealth,...

News - 9 May 2016

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Library services to people with disabilities, Marrakesh Treaty, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA will be represented at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) next week. Talk of copyright is normally...

News - 6 May 2016

Tags: Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Archives, Copyright, Copyright reform, Cultural heritage, Development, Digital resources, Freedom of information, Information policies, International cooperation, Policy, Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR), WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The spring meeting of EBLIDA EGIL (Expert Group on Information Law) takes place on Thursday 19 May to Friday 20 May (09:30am-3:30pm BST) at CILIP’s offices in London, United Kingdom...

Event - 29 April 2016

Tags: Copyright, Intellectual property, Meeting, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Introduction La Fédération Internationale des associations de bibliothécaires et institutions (IFLA) est une organisation non-gouvernementale (ONG) représentant...

Publication - 29 April 2016

Tags: Access to information, Freedom of access to information, Public lending right, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

The 32nd meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) will have in depth discussions on exceptions and limitations internationally, preparing statements for IFLA...

Event - 26 April 2016

Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Freedom of information, Intellectual property, Meeting, Switzerland, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

La créativité va de pair avec des bibliothèques presqu’aussi longtemps qu’avec des livres mêmes. À l’occasion de la Journée...

News - 26 April 2016

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Libraries have been associated with creativity for almost as long as books themselves. On World IP Day, we show how libraries support creators and creativity. Take a look at our...

News - 26 April 2016

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

​Libraries have been associated with creativity for almost as long as books themselves. Their function – promoting human progress by collecting, preserving, and giving access to works of...

Informational Page - 25 April 2016

Tags: Art + Science = Creativity, Copyright, Creativity, Literacy, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA has co-signed a letter in response to comments made by Hachette Livre CEO Arnaud Nourry at this week's International Publishers' Congress. In it, we reject entirely the argument that...

News - 14 April 2016

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, contractual override, Copyright, EU, European Commission, Intellectual property, Knowledge society, Policy, Publishing, rights, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA has co-signed an open letter calling on the EU Commission to ensure that upcoming copyright reforms promote access to information and freedom of expression across Europe.  IFLA and...

News - 7 April 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, EU, EU Copyright Consultation, Europe, European Commission, Freedom of expression, International cooperation, Internet access, Internet intermediary responsibilities, Knowledge society, Policy, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA’s Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM) will look, in its WLIC 2016 session, at recent, ongoing and upcoming copyright reforms around the world, under the title Copyright...

News - 6 April 2016

Tags: Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Conferences, Copyright, Digital resources, Information policies, Intellectual property, Policy, United States of America, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

介绍 国际图书馆协会联合会（简称国际图联）是一个代表全世界图书情报界及其用户利益的非政府组织（NGO）。 面向公众开放的图书馆和其他非盈利性质的文化、科学和教育机构的存在，是为了向公众提供服务，确保公民可以无偿无限制地全方位获取现存的人文知识和信息。图书馆使全体社区成员有机会获取多种多样的知识、思想和观点，因此在民主社会的发展和维护方面起到了至关重要的作用。...

Publication - 2 February 2016

Tags: Access to information, Freedom of access to information, Public lending right, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

Международная Федерация библиотечных ассоциаций и учреждений (ИФЛА) является неправительственной организацией, представляющей интересы библиотек и информационных служб, а также их пользователей по...

Publication - 1 February 2016

Tags: Access to information, Freedom of access to information, Public lending right, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

[PDF] The Hague 10 December 2015 Modernisation of EU Copyright rules: yes, but… EBLIDA, the European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations...

News - 10 December 2015

Tags: Copyright, Copyright framework, EU Copyright Consultation, Press Release, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Today IFLA joined a wide coalition of stakeholders representing civil society, news publishers, libraries, consumers and the digital industry in expressing concern regarding the European...

News - 24 November 2015

Tags: Copyright, Copyright reform, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Português [PDF] Leaders of national and parliamentary libraries from fifteen countries in Latin America and the Caribbean: Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,...

News - 4 November 2015

Tags: Argentina, Bibliotecas, Buenos Aires, Copyright, Information professionals, LAC, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Português [PDF] Los líderes de las Bibliotecas Nacionales y Parlamentarias de 15 países de América Latina: Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa...

News - 4 November 2015

Tags: Argentina, Bibliotecas, Buenos Aires, Copyright, Information professionals, LAC, Marrakesh Treaty, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA and la Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación in Argentina will hold a meeting to discuss copyright reform on October 28 and 29 in Buenos Aires. Motores para el Cambio: Primer Encuentro...

Event - 22 October 2015

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Copyright, Copyright reform, Digitisation, Freedom of information, IFLA LAC, Marrakesh Treaty, Meeting, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The 31st meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) will have in depth discussions on limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives, limitations and...

Event - 4 September 2015

Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Freedom of information, Intellectual property, Meeting, Switzerland, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

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 - 4 September 2015

Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Freedom of information, Intellectual property, Meeting, Switzerland, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Once again, the European Union (EU) has blocked progress by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR) towards...

News - 9 July 2015

Tags: Switzerland, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

This week the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) will be hosting EuroDIG 2015: Shaping the Internet together held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 4 – 5 June. IFLA will be...

Event - 3 June 2015

Tags: Advocacy, Bulgaria, Copyright, Freedom of information, Intellectual property, Meeting, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Imagine a world where every book on every shelf across the world had different usage terms and conditions - this is the reality of the digital world we now live in.  ...

News - 7 May 2015

Tags: Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Purpose Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) is an initiative within IFLA to defend and promote the basic human rights defined in Article 19 of the Universal...

Informational Page - 28 April 2015

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Following a review of both the FAIFE and CLM strategic programmes in 2014/2015, the IFLA Governing Board endorsed a switch to an Advisory Committee structure at its meeting in April 2015. The...

News - 28 April 2015

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

On Wednesday 11 March 2015, the UN Special Rapporteur in the field of Cultural Rights will present a thematic report to the 28th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva regarding copyright...

News - 11 March 2015

Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Intellectual property, UNHCR, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

العربية | 中文 | Русский | Shqip | ქართული | Polski 1er objectif: Un domaine public solide et croissant pour offrir de nouvelles opportunités pour la création, la...

Publication - 14 October 2014

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

العربية | 中文 | Русский | Shqip | ქართული | Polski Ziel 1: Eine kräftige und wachsende Gemeinfreiheit, um neue Möglichkeiten für Kreativität, Forschung und Lehre zu...

Publication - 14 October 2014

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

Copyright negotiations commence once more in Geneva, Switzerland next week at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), where a proposed international framework supporting copyright...

News - 26 June 2014

Tags: Copyright, Copyright, SCCR, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The Pan-European dialogue on Internet governance (EuroDIG) is an open platform for informal and inclusive discussion and exchange on public policy issues related to Internet Governance (IG)...

Event - 1 June 2014

Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Freedom of information, Intellectual property, Meeting, Switzerland, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Fulfill the promise of the Innovation Union European Libraries, Archives and Research Institutions need balanced copyright laws More than 90* library, archive and research...

News - 16 May 2014

Tags: Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

European Libraries, Archives and Research Institutions need balanced copyright laws More than 100 library, archive and research institutions from countries across the European Union and...

Publication - 16 May 2014

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

[Media Release] [Additional Quotes]  Discussions by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR) broke down in the...

News - 6 May 2014

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Switzerland, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The 27th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) will have in depth discussions on limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives, limitations and...

Event - 22 April 2014

Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Freedom of information, Intellectual property, Meeting, Switzerland, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Yesterday morning, Thursday 20th March, IFLA together with the Copyright 4 Creativity coalition (C4C) organized a breakfast debate in the EU Parliament to discuss whether existing...

News - 21 March 2014

Tags: Access to information, C4C, Copyright, EU Copyright Consultation, Marrakesh Treaty, Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR), WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

On 20 March, IFLA and Copyright 4 Creativity (C4C) will be holding a breakfast debate (08.00-09.30) to discuss whether the existing international and EU copyright framework strike the right...

Event - 13 March 2014

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Belgium, Copyright, Event, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Español | العربية Last week the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) submitted a response to the Public Consultation on the Review of EU...

News - 12 March 2014

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

5 March 2014 In September 2013, the European Parliament recognised the need to reform EU copyright rules within its European Parliamentary resolution on “Promoting the European...

Publication - 12 March 2014

Tags: Copyright, data mining, elending, Internet intermediary responsibilities, Linking and browsing, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

for complete details, see: conference website Programme Libraries are engaged with copyright laws and policies and are grappling with the move from public law to the private law of...

Event - 20 February 2014

Tags: Copyright, France, Licensing, Preconference, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

As an organization committed to the principle of freedom of access to information, and the belief that equitable access to information is vital to the educational and cultural well-being of...

News - 25 November 2013

Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, Digitisation, Google Books, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The 26th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) will have in depth discussions on limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives, limitations and...

Event - 31 October 2013

Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Freedom of information, Intellectual property, Meeting, Switzerland, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Following two weeks of negotiations in Marrakech, Morocco, Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) formally adopted a ‘Treaty to Improve Access to...

News - 27 June 2013

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Morocco, Services to the visually impaired, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

[WORD] [PDF]  Thank you Mr Chair, On behalf of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, but also on behalf of millions of print-disabled and...

Informational Page - 27 June 2013

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The WIPO Diplomatic Conference to conclude a Treaty to facilitate access to published works by visually impaired persons and persons with print disabilities has now entered its...

News - 25 June 2013

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Copyright, Morocco, Services to the visually impaired, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

photo by Jim Fruchterman The first week of the WIPO Diplomatic Conference to conclude a Treaty to facilitate access to published works by visually impaired persons...

News - 21 June 2013

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Today the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) starts its two week (17th -28th of June) Diplomatic Conference to conclude a Treaty to facilitate access to published works by...

News - 18 June 2013

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Morocco, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Organisations representing library associations, library consortia, and professional librarians in over 150 countries urge WIPO Member States to agree an effective treaty for print disabled people...

News - 11 June 2013

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA is pleased to announce the first Regional IFLA Conference in the Arab region in cooperation with AFLI (Arab Federation for Libraries and Information) and Qatar Ministry of Culture, Arts...

Event - 28 May 2013

Tags: BSLA, Conference, Copyright, Professional development, Qatar, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

中文 Introducción La Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC) con una membresía creciente de más de 140 países, se encarga de una variedad de...

Informational Page - 28 February 2013

Tags: Copyright, World Trade Organization (WTO), CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

UNESCO organized an international conference The Memory of the World in the Digital age: Digitization and Preservation, in September 2012 in Vancouver, Canada, to explore the key issues...

News - 17 January 2013

Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, UNESCO, Vancouver Declaration, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The full text of the Statement, plus its translations are available at the bottom of this page. Introductory statement by Winston Tabb, Chair of CLM: Thank you, Mr....

Publication - 11 January 2013

Tags: SCCR, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

[PDF] 23 July 2012 Thank you, Madame Chair. I am speaking on behalf of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Electronic Information for...

Informational Page - 11 January 2013

Tags: Broadcast signals, SCCR, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

[PDF] 20 July 2012 Thank you, Mr Chairman. I am speaking on behalf of IFLA, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions; and eIFL, Electronic Information...

Informational Page - 11 January 2013

Tags: Access to information, Print disabilities, SCCR, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

by Paul Whitney, CLM representative français Introduction The future of libraries of all kinds could be jeopardized by a series of international trade treaties that...

Informational Page - 11 January 2013

Tags: World Trade Organization (WTO), CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

中文 Introduction The World Trade Organization (WTO), with a growing membership of over 140 countries, oversees a variety of treaties governing international trade. The WTO...

Informational Page - 11 January 2013

Tags: Copyright, World Trade Organization (WTO), CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

中文 Einführung Die Welthandelsorganisation (WTO) hat eine wachsende Mitgliederbasis von über 140 Ländern und überwacht eine Vielzahl von Verträgen zur...

Informational Page - 11 January 2013

Tags: Copyright, World Trade Organization (WTO), CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

English | français IFLA is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the...

Informational Page - 11 January 2013

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Digitisation, Google Book Settlement, Intellectual property, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

English | français  The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is committed to the principles of freedom of access to information...

Informational Page - 11 January 2013

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Digitisation, Google Book Settlement, Intellectual property, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

English | français The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the global voice of the international library community. Libraries play...

Informational Page - 11 January 2013

Tags: Access to information, ACTA, Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

      The Hague, 2 July 2012  [PDF] The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the European...

Informational Page - 11 January 2013

Tags: ACTA, Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, EBLIDA, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

This is the joint statement by IFLA and eIFL at Permanent Committee on Cooperation for Development Related to Intellectual Property (2005) by Barbara Stratton IFLA and the Access...

Informational Page - 11 January 2013

Tags: CDIP, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

by CLM, IFLA We, the undersigned public interest non-governmental organizations support the adoption of the proposal submitted by the Group of Friends of Development (FoD) for a...

Informational Page - 11 January 2013

Tags: CDIP, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Term of office: August 2013 – August 2017 Dear Colleagues On behalf of the Governing Board of IFLA, I am writing to invite you to nominate an individual to a place on...

News - 4 January 2013

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

On November 26-28 2012 IFLA hosted an expert meeting on the subject of e-Lending in libraries. More than twenty library professionals, technology experts and publishing consultants met in The...

News - 19 December 2012

Tags: elending, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

  Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR): 24rd Session

Event - 17 December 2012

Tags: Meeting, SCCR, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

  Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR): 22nd Session

Event - 17 December 2012

Tags: Meeting, SCCR, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

25th Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, Geneva, 19-23 November 2012.  Start of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights 25 (SCCR25...

Informational Page - 17 December 2012

Tags: SCCR, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA positions with regard to the World Trade Organization: The IFLA Position on The World Trade Organization (2001) The IFLA Position on WTO Treaty Negotiations (2001)

Publication - 17 December 2012

Tags: WTO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

IFLA positions with regard to the Google Book Settlement of 2009.  IFLA Position on the Google Book Settlement IFLA Written Statement to the European Commission hearing on the...

Publication - 17 December 2012

Tags: Advocacy, Google Book Settlement, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

Positions and Statments made by IFLA and its partners with regard to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement of 2010. IFLA and EBLIDA Statement on ACTA and the Importance of Multilateral...

Publication - 17 December 2012

Tags: ACTA, Advocacy, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

On Tuesday 11th December the European Parliament endorsed the first ever Digital Freedom Strategy in the European Union’s foreign policy. The strategy underlines the importance the EU places...

News - 11 December 2012

Tags: Advocacy, Digital Freedom Strategy, EU, Online Freedom, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

EU commissioners met in Brussels on December 5th to discuss possible changes to EU copyright law. IFLA is pleased to note that they agreed to revisit the existing European Union copyright rules...

News - 10 December 2012

Tags: Copyright for Creativity, EU, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

As the latest rounds of the negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement continue in Auckland, New Zealand, IFLA has joined with the Internet Society (ISOC) and other organisations to...

News - 10 December 2012

Tags: Intellectual property, Internet governance, Internet Policy, World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) which exists to undertake, support and co-ordinate research and studies, and disseminate information about all aspects of library and...

Informational Page - 3 December 2012

Tags: Copyright, Digital resources, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

La IFLA es una organización internacional no gubernamental (ONG) que existe para emprender, apoyar y coordinar investigaciones y estudios, y difundir información sobre todos los...

Informational Page - 3 December 2012

Tags: Copyright, Digital resources, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA ist eine internationale Nichtregierungsorganisation (NGO), zu deren Aufgaben es gehört, Forschungs- und Studienprojekte durchzuführen, zu unterstützen und zu koordinieren,...

Informational Page - 3 December 2012

Tags: Copyright, Digital resources, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The 25th Meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) concluded on Friday 24th November with some progress made towards the concluding of an international...

News - 26 November 2012

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, SCCR25, Switzerland, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

During the plenary discussion on the afternoon of Thursday 22nd November at the 25th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) in Geneva, the Chair of IFLA'...

News - 22 November 2012

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, SCCR25, Switzerland, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Updated news items concerning SCCR25 can be found: Copyright Limitations and Exceptions pages.

Event - 22 November 2012

Tags: Advocacy, Copyright, Freedom of information, Intellectual property, Meeting, Switzerland, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The first two days of the 25th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) have seen Member States working in small groups to finalise a text for a treaty for...

News - 21 November 2012

Tags: Access to information, Print disabilities, SCCR25, Switzerland, Visually impaired, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The 25th meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) started today, Monday 19th November, in Geneva, Switzerland....

News - 19 November 2012

Tags: Switzerland, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The 24th meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organisation's Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR/24) concluded in the early hours of the morning on July 26th,...

Informational Page - 30 August 2012

Tags: WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

CLM Chair Victoria Owen at SCCR/24; © WIPO 2012. Photo: Emmanuel Berrod. Prior to the World Library and Information Congress in Helsinki in August, members of IFLA...

News - 30 August 2012

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The following statements were made at the 24th Meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, held in July 2012: Protection of broadcasting signals (statement...

News - 23 July 2012

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

On Friday 20th July library delegation leader Winston Tabb delivered the following statement on behalf of IFLA and Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) at the 24th Meeting of the WIPO...

News - 23 July 2012

Tags: Access to information, eIFL, Print disabilities, Visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Between July 2-10 in San Diego, United States, negotiators from nine countries are meeting in to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). The TPPA is a multilateral trade agreement...

News - 4 July 2012

Tags: Announcement, Intellectual property, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

[PDF] The Hague, 4 July 2012 IFLA and other library organizations express concern at TPPA IP chapter Libraries play an essential role in fostering equitable access to...

Publication - 4 July 2012

Tags: TPPA, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

Ahead of a key vote by the European Parliament on Wednesday 4th July, IFLA, along with the European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA), has today issued a...

News - 2 July 2012

Tags: ACTA, Announcement, Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, EBLIDA, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

A one day Copyright for Creativity workshop at the European Parliament Library, Brussels On Wednesday 30th May IFLA, along with the European Bureau of Library Information and...

News - 4 June 2012

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA Secretary General Jennefer Nicholson (centre) with conference delegates; photo by Jacinta Were A short report on recent IFLA activities in Nairobi, Kenya Earlier...

News - 22 May 2012

Tags: Access to knowledge, Copyright, Kenya, Literacy, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

As part of its work on the 2011-2012 Key Initiatives, the IFLA Governing Board appointed a working group to draft a background paper on digital lending. At its April meeting the IFLA Governing...

News - 11 May 2012

Tags: Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

As part of its work on the 2011-2012 Key Initiatives, the IFLA Governing Board appointed a working group to draft a background paper on digital lending. At its April meeting the IFLA Governing...

Publication - 11 May 2012

Tags: Copyright, Digital resources, Digitisation, Electronic resources, Intellectual property, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

Libraries are dealing with an increasing number of works where the copyright owners cannot be identified and located to consider the library’s request for uses of the work which require the...

Publication - 23 March 2012

Tags: Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

Legal deposit is critical for the preservation of and access to a nation’s documentary heritage.  Publishers and libraries work together to ensure the worldwide success of legal deposit...

Publication - 23 March 2012

Tags: Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

Background The issue of traditional cultural expressions, folklore and traditional knowledge is being considered within the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)...

Publication - 23 March 2012

Tags: Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

EIFL, Electronic information for Libraries, released a new guide "Developing a Library Copyright Policy". This guide is intended to highlight issues when a library is considering the...

News - 21 February 2012

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The 23rd session of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) ended on 2nd December 2011. IFLA welcomes the significant progress...

Informational Page - 5 December 2011

Tags: Copyright, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The 23rd meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) will have in depth discussions on limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives. More...

Event - 13 September 2011

Tags: Copyright, Meeting, Switzerland, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

PDF | DOC A ‘Draft Treaty on Copyright Exceptions and Limitations for Libraries and Archives' IFLA's CLM Committee has compiled frequently asked questions and answers on the "...

Informational Page - 9 August 2011

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

In April 2011, IFLA held its Presidential Meeting in The Hague. The meeting presented current issues for libraries concerning copyright, Open Access and human rights. The films created in...

Informational Page - 9 August 2011

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Members of IFLA's CLM Committee, alongside representatives from other library organisations, recently participated in the 22nd Session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation's (WIPO)...

News - 1 July 2011

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Significant progress was made on exceptions and limitations for persons with print and other reading disabilities at the 22nd session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights...

News - 1 July 2011

Tags: Copyright, Exceptions and limitations, Print disabilities, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Geneva, Switzerland 15-24 June 2011 The World Intellectual Property Organization’s 22nd Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) was held from 15-24...

Informational Page - 30 June 2011

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA President Ellen Tise speaking at the IFLA-WIPO reception; on the far left is Trevor C. Clarke, Assistant Director General, Culture and Creative Industries Sector, WIPO On Tuesday...

News - 24 June 2011

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

In conjunction with the WIPO-SCCR meeting in Geneva, IFLA co-hosted a reception with the World Intellectual Property Association (WIPO) on Tuesday 21st June 2011. Representatives from WIPO...

News - 24 June 2011

Tags: Copyright, Exceptions and limitations, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

At the WIPO SCCR meeting in Geneva, Winston Tabb, Chair of IFLA's CLM Committee, made a statement on the proposed consensus instrument that has been produced during negotiations on copyright...

News - 22 June 2011

Tags: Copyright, Exceptions and limitations, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA is very pleased to announce that Governing Board has appointed Victoria Owen as the new Chair of IFLA's Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM) Committee for the period 2011-2013. Victoria...

News - 4 May 2011

Tags: Announcement, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

After wide consultation with librarians, representatives of Member States and other knowledgeable individuals, IFLA's working group has developed a "Treaty on Copyright Exceptions and...

News - 14 April 2011

Tags: Announcement, Copyright, Exceptions and limitations, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

In 2004, Chile recommended that the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) undertake a review of the current state of...

Publication - 14 April 2011

Tags: Archives, WIPO, Drafts, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Purpose Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM) is an initiative within IFLA to represent the voice of the international library community in copyright, intellectual property and other...

Informational Page - 13 April 2011

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Stuart Hamilton, IFLA Senior Policy Advisor  At the end of 2010 IFLA, in association with the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO), the International...

News - 10 January 2011

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Cultural heritage, Japan, Reading, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Dear Colleagues On behalf of the Governing Board of IFLA, I am writing to you to invite you to nominate an individual to a place on the IFLA/CLM Committee. The deadline for the receipt of...

News - 6 January 2011

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

  Deutsch IFLA SCCR 21 Press Release [doc] IFLA SCCR 21 Press release [pdf] The 21st Session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation Standing...

News - 19 November 2010

Tags: Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Press Release, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA CLM Chair Winston Tabb confers at WIPO with (right to left): Chris Friend (World Blind Union), Teresa Hackett (Electronic Information for Libraries) and Luis Villaroel (Corporation...

News - 15 November 2010

Tags: Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA is pleased to announce that a symposium "Enhancing the Culture of Reading and Books in the Digital Age: Copyright as a means to foster creativity and access" will take place in Tokyo...

News - 27 October 2010

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Cherry blossoms in Osaka, Japan; image courtesy of pelican IFLA is pleased to announce that a symposium "Enhancing the Culture of Reading and Books in the Digital Age: Copyright...

Event - 20 September 2010

Tags: Advocacy, Conference, Copyright, Freedom to read, Intellectual property, Literacy, Reading, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Purpose The Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters (CLM) was created by IFLA in 1997 to advise IFLA and its members not only on matters with respect to copyright and other areas of...

Informational Page - 23 August 2010

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Photo courtesy of Timothy Vollmer IFLA would like to congratulate the Chair of CLM Committee, Winston Tabb, on his recent appointment to the National Museum and Library Services Board (...

News - 7 July 2010

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA and its members are gravely concerned by the extreme secrecy surrounding the ACTA negotiations and the complete lack of transparency related to ACTA's procedures, provisions, and...

News - 26 March 2010

Tags: Access to information, ACTA, Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Slovenčina IFLA (the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) is committed to ensuring the widest possible access to information for all peoples in accordance...

Publication - 2 March 2010

Tags: Intellectual property, Open access, Research documentation, Scholarly literature, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

Geneva, Switzerland December 14-18, 2009 From the floor with Barbara Stratton (IFLA) and Janice Pilch (LCA) on 15 December [first & second from the left] The World Intellectual...

News - 13 January 2010

Tags: Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Copyright, Intellectual property, Services to the visually impaired, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Geneva, Switzerland December 14-18, 2009 The World Intellectual Property Organization"s 19th Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) was held from 14-18...

Informational Page - 4 January 2010

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Read about changes in national copyright legislation, lobby & educational activities, law cases, and strategic plans for the future: 2014 Argentina...

Publication - 17 December 2009

Tags: Country reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Annual Reports 2007 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001   Reports to Council 2007: Report to Council, Durban, South Africa...

Publication - 17 December 2009

Tags: Annual reports, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA and EBLIDA Statement on ACTA and the Importance of Multilateral Multi-stakeholder IP Policy Formation [July 2012] Treaty Proposal on Copyright Limitations and...

Informational Page - 8 December 2009

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

français Background In 2002, Google began digitizing approximately seven million books at its own expense through partnerships with libraries, publishers, and authors. The database Google...

News - 4 December 2009

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Copyright, Google Book Settlement, Intellectual property, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Mission The mission of CLM is to support the professional priorities of IFLA relating to copyright and other legal matters, which might have an impact on library and information services. In...

Publication - 12 October 2009

Tags: Action plans, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

What has happened to reading in the age of the Internet? Will the digital age put an end to the culture of reading and books that has been nurtured over centuries? In association with the...

Event - 15 September 2009

Tags: Conference, Copyright, Germany, Literacy, Reading, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Frankfurt Book Fair, October 13th What has happened to reading in the age of the Internet? Will the digital age put an end to the culture of reading and books that has been nurtured over...

News - 14 September 2009

Tags: Copyright, Digital resources, Germany, Literacy, Reading, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

On Monday 7th September IFLA participated in a hearing in Brussels on the Google Book Settlement organised by the European Commission. IFLA, along with EBLIDA and LIBER, and other library...

News - 10 September 2009

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Copyright, Digitisation, Google Book Settlement, Intellectual property, Statement, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Read about changes in national copyright legislation, lobby & educational activities, law cases, and strategic plans for the future: Country reports 2008  Australia...

News - 24 June 2009

Tags: Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA, alongside the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) and Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL) will attend SCCR 18. For more information see:  http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/details....

Event - 28 April 2009

Tags: Copyright, Meeting, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA, in cooperation with eIFL and LCA, has delivered a statement at the third session of The WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property taking place now in Geneva. In the statement...

News - 28 April 2009

Tags: Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), based in Geneva, is the United Nations agency responsible for copyright and other intellectual property matters. Established in 1967, its...

Publication - 17 April 2009

Tags: SCCR, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

CLM was created to advise IFLA and represents the voice of the international library community in copyright and other legal concerns. Further CLM is active in issues relating to...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

Tags: Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

CLM focuses its energies on areas of copyright where it can have the greatest impact, and where threats to libraries’ ability to preserve a balance between user and owner rights are most...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

Tags: Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

CLM has established liaison relationships with several organizations whose complementary missions make them important partners for IFLA: eIFL, EBLIDA, LCA, LIBER, and the World Blind Union...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

International Publishers and Librarians Agree on Access to Orphan Works Geneva, June 2007 Joint IFLA/IPA Press Release--Access to Orphan Works Joint IFLA/IPA...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

CLM Annual reports

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

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These plans describe CLM's mission, goals and action points. 2011-2013

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

January 1st - December 31st 2005 CLM was established to advise IFLA and its constituent groups with respect to copyright and intellectual property, economic barriers to the acquisition and...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Chair Martyn Wade Independent Library Professional, Carnegie UK Trust Official United Kingdom martynwade315@gmail.com 1st term: 2019-2021 Members Bianca Amaro...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

January 1st - December 31st, 2004 CLM was established to advise IFLA and its constituent groups with respect to copyright and intellectual property, economic barriers to the acquisition...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

January 1st - December 31st, 2003 CLM was established to advise IFLA and its constituent groups with respect to copyright and intellectual property, economic barriers to the acquisition of library...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

January 1st - December 31st, 2002 CLM was established to advise IFLA and its constituent groups with respect to copyright and intellectual property, economic barriers to the acquisition of...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

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January 1st 2001 - December 31st, 2001 CLM was established to advise IFLA and its constituent groups with respect to copyright and intellectual property, economic barriers to the...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Purpose The Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters (CLM) was created by IFLA in 1997 to advise IFLA and its members not only on matters with respect to copyright and other areas of...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

2005, August, Oslo, Norway In 2002, when IFLA's Professional Committee decided, in concert with Members of the Association, to develop an explicit list of professional priorities, there was...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

The Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters was established in 1997 to advise IFLA and its constituent groups with respect to copyright and intellectual property, economic and trade barriers...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

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Wall comes down for CLM in Glasgow! IFLA's Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM) had another successful week of activity at the IFLA Conference in Glasgow. CLM's Update session...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

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The Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters was established to advise IFLA and its constituent groups with respect to copyright and intellectual property, economic and trade barriers to the...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

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Boston was a significant Conference for the Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM) because it marked the 4-year anniversary of its establishment. The Chair, Marianne Scott, reported...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

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The need to raise awareness of the issues surrounding copyright, publisher licences and other legal issues is being taken seriously by CLM, the Committee on Copyright and Legal Matters. The...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

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Statements on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR): 17th Session, Geneva, 3-7 November 2008 Standing...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

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Title: Response from IFLA to the European Commission's Green Paper ‘Copyright in the Knowledge Economy' Author: Winston Tabb Date: November 2008 Note: Response to EU Green...

Informational Page - 31 March 2009

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

IFLA welcomes the opportunity to respond to the European Commission's Green Paper on Copyright in the Knowledge Economy (COM(2008) 466/3). IFLA has long been campaigning for fair and balanced...

Publication - 31 March 2009

Tags: Copyright, European Commission, Green Paper, Knowledge society, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

Provisional Committee on Proposals Related to a WIPO Development Agenda Third Session, Geneva, February 19-23, 2007 A rich public domain and fair access to copyright protected material...

Publication - 31 March 2009

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

Introduction The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) representing the interests of libraries and information...

Publication - 31 March 2009

Tags: Access to information, Freedom of access to information, Public lending right, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

العربية | 中文 | Русский | Shqip | ქართული | Polski Goal 1: A robust and growing public domain to provide new opportunities for creativity, research, and scholarship. 1.1. All...

Publication - 31 March 2009

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

English | 中文 | français | Polski | Slovenčina The IFLA position on the Geneva Declaration on the Future of WIPO September 28, 2004 The International...

Publication - 31 March 2009

Tags: Access to information, Copyright, Freedom of expression, Intellectual property, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

français There are very few countries today that are not members of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Today it has over 140 members (China joined recently, and some 30 more...

Publication - 31 March 2009

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

français |  中文 | Русский | Slovenčina IFLA is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) which exists to undertake, support and co-ordinate research and...

Publication - 31 March 2009

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

Русский | Polski Introduction The worldwide marketplace for all types of electronic information resources is rapidly being developed as publishers and vendors who create...

Publication - 31 March 2009

Tags: Contracts, Copyright, Licences, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

Further information on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives. Revised after IFLA Buenos Aires 2004 Summary The International Federation of...

Publication - 31 March 2009

Tags: Copyright, TRIPS, WIPO, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

Lea el documento de antecedentes sobre el derecho de préstamo público : inglés | polaco Introducción La Federación Internacional de Asociaciones...

Publication - 31 March 2009

Tags: Access to information, Freedom of access to information, Public lending right, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

العربية | 中文 | Русский | Shqip | ქართული | Polski Meta 1: Un dominio público lo suficientemente sólido y en crecimiento como para ofrecer nuevas oportunidades a la...

Publication - 31 March 2009

Tags: CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

Русский | Polski Introducción El mercado mundial para todos los tipos de recursos de información electrónica se está desarrollando rá...

Publication - 31 March 2009

Tags: Contracts, Copyright, Licences, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

Русский | Polski Einführung Der globale Markt für alle Formen elektronischer Informationsressourcen befindet sich in einer Zeit, in der Verleger und Zulieferer...

Publication - 31 March 2009

Tags: Contracts, Copyright, Licences, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters), Statements

CLM was created to advise IFLA and represents the voice of the international library community in copyright and other legal concerns. CLM is also active in issues relating to: Economic...

IFLA Group or Activity - 31 March 2009

Tags: Strategic Programmes, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)