Copyright & A2K Issues - 9 November 2009

9 November 2009 · Denise Nicholson

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From: Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:42:36 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 9 November 2009
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FYI,

Regards,

Denise

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Intellectual Property:

WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights Nineteenth
Session, Geneva, December 14-18, 2009

Analytical Document on Limitations and Exceptions

http://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/copyright/en/sccr_19/sccr_19_3.pdf

A Call for Copyright Rebellion

http://scholcommbc.blogspot.com/2009/11/call-for-copyright-rebellion.htm
l

Settling the Future for Books

http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/editorial/11/07/settling-the-future-of-
books/

Uganda's Counterfeits Bill Threatens Access to Medicine

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/yb/137450088

Open Access, A2K and Scholarly Communication:

BA A2K Platform Newsletter

http://www1.bibalex.org/a2k/attachments/Newsletters/Nov09EN.pdf

Bibliotheca Alexandria : Access to Knowledge Toolkit II

The Access to knowledge movement: Opportunities, Challenges and the Road
Ahead

http://www1.bibalex.org/a2k/attachments/references/reffileu24bkg55ykqwgc
55zysxzq45.pdf

Opinion: Social learning in the 21st century

http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/articles/Opinion-Social-learning-in-the
-21st-century

Publishing, Peer Review and Quality Certification in the Digital Age

http://openreflections.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/publishing-peer-review-a
nd-quality-certification-in-the-digital-age/

Open Learning Resources:

Understanding OER

http://www.oerafrica.org/understandingoer/CopyrightandLicensing/Copyrigh
tResources/tabid/842/Default.aspx

Regards

Denise Nicholson (Mrs)

Copyright Services Librarian,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
The Library, Private Bag X1, WITS, 2050, South Africa
Tel. No. + 27 11 717-1929
Fax No. + 27 11 717-1946

Email Fax: 0865533134
http://web.wits.ac.za/Library/Services/COPYRIGHT.htm
<http://web.wits.ac.za/Library/Services/COPYRIGHT.htm>
http://web.wits.ac.za/Library/ResearchResources/SubjectPortals/Copyright
+and+Related+Issues.htm
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Blogs: http://kim.wits.ac.za
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From Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za Tue Nov 17 08:47:25 2009
From: Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:47:25 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 16 November 2009
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FYI,

Regards,

Denise

Intellectual Property:

http://www.copyright-watch.org/

WIPO African-Arab Seminar on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions:
Addressing the Needs of Affected Constituencies
(Documents/Presentations)

http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=19882

WIPO IT Committee's Proposed Broad Mandate Raised Questions

http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/11/12/wipo-it-committees-proposed-br
oad-mandate-raised-questions/

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/biz-tech/copyright-laws-must-fit-online
-evolution-20091109-i5hl.html

Big Content: Using 'moral panics' to change copyright laws

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/11/big-content-using-moral-
panics-to-change-copyright-law.ars

Through the copyright looking glass

http://library.duke.edu/blogs/scholcomm/2009/10/29/through-the-copyright
-looking-glass/

Traditional Knowledge:

Capturing the culture

http://rolexawards.com/en/the-laureates/mojiriba-the-project.jsp

Regards

Denise Nicholson (Mrs)

Copyright Services Librarian,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
The Library, Private Bag X1, WITS, 2050, South Africa
Tel. No. + 27 11 717-1929
Fax No. + 27 11 717-1946

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From Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za Tue Nov 17 08:47:57 2009
From: Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:47:57 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 17 November 2009
Message-ID: <D1E4F8FEF09E574085C281B4EF6BA4F101E7A082@GAIA.ds.wits.ac.za>

FYI,

Regards,

Denise

Open Access, A2K and Scholarly Communication:

Library Of Alexandria A Symbol Of Egypt's Efforts To Lead On Knowledge
Access

http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/11/16/library-of-alexandria-a-symbol
-of-egypt%e2%80%99s-efforts-to-lead-on-knowledge-access/

Bibliotheca Alexandria - Access to Knowledge Toolkit II : The Access to
knowledge movement: Opportunities, Challenges and the Road Ahead First
Edition
http://www1.bibalex.org/a2k/attachments/references/reffileu24bkg55ykqwgc
55zysxzq45.pdf

Survival - Through Open Access

http://www.insidehighered.com/layout/set/print/news/2009/11/04/utahstate

Scientists Are Using Social Media Tools (and May Be Using Social
Networks, Too)
<http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2009/11/03/scientists-are-using-soci
al-media-tools-and-may-be-using-social-networks-too/>

http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2009/11/03/scientists-are-using-socia
l-media-tools-and-may-be-using-social-networks-too/

Conference alerts:

15th ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2009

2-4 December, 2009 - Berlin, Germany

www.online-educa.com

2nd International Symposium on Information Management in a Changing
world

22-24 September 2010 - Ankara, Turkey

http://by2010.bilgiyonetimi.net/english.html

IFLA WLIC 2010,

Gothenburg, Sweden

10-15 August 2010

www.ifla.org/en/ifla76 <http://www.ifla.org/en/ifla76>

The 1st Annual European E-Commerce Conference 2009

The New E-Commerce Pathway

17-18 November 2009 - Brussels, Belguim.

For information, see: www.eCommerce-Conference.eu

Regards

Denise Nicholson (Mrs)

Copyright Services Librarian,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
The Library, Private Bag X1, WITS, 2050, South Africa
Tel. No. + 27 11 717-1929
Fax No. + 27 11 717-1946

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From Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za Thu Nov 19 09:25:13 2009
From: Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:25:13 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 18 November 2009
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FYI,

Regards

Denise

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Intellectual Property:

http://library.duke.edu/blogs/scholcomm/2009/11/04/copyright-should-be-a
n-author%E2%80%99s-right-part-1/

http://library.duke.edu/blogs/scholcomm/2009/11/09/copyright-should-be-a
n-author%E2%80%99s-right-part-2/

TRIPS Council Annual Report: Extension Of Health Amendment Deadline
Looms Again

http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/11/18/trips-council-annual-report-ex
tension-of-health-amendment-deadline-looms-again/

WIPO Launches Enhanced Patent Information Service

http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2009/article_0051.html

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1495365

Google Books Settlement Amended

http://oa-auraria.blogspot.com/2009/11/google-books-settlement-amended.h
tml

Google Books battles: Copyright, not Google, is the real villain, says
Stanford fellow

http://www.teleread.org/2009/11/17/google-books-battles-copyright-not-go
ogle-is-the-real-villain/

ACTA: Walk away or get on board?

http://sarabannerman.blogspot.com/2009/11/acta-walk-away-or-get-on-board
.html

Traditional Knowledge:

Impact of ICT on Indigenous Cultures: Rejuvenation or Colonization?
<http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/11/17/impact-of-ict-on-indigenous-cu
ltures-rejuvenation-or-colonization/>

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/11/17/impact-of-ict-on-indigenous-cul
tures-rejuvenation-or-colonization/

Regards

Denise Nicholson (Mrs)

Copyright Services Librarian,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
The Library, Private Bag X1, WITS, 2050, South Africa
Tel. No. + 27 11 717-1929
Fax No. + 27 11 717-1946

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From Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za Thu Nov 19 09:26:46 2009
From: Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:26:46 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 19 November 2009
Message-ID: <D1E4F8FEF09E574085C281B4EF6BA4F101EB142A@GAIA.ds.wits.ac.za>

FYI,

Regards,

Denise

Open Access, A2K and Scholarly Communication:

Open science at web-scale: Optimising participation and predictive
potential

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/documents/opensciencerpt.aspx

Quick Reference Guide to Finding Creative Commons Material for Teachers
and Students
http://pre2009.flexiblelearning.net.au/flx/webdav/site/flxsite/shared/AC
T/Quick_Reference_Guide_to_Finding_Creative_Commons_Material.pdf

LibraryLaw Blog

http://blog.librarylaw.com/

Global access to knowledge

http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2009/11/report-on-global-access-to-kn
owledge.html

Do you have a right to online knowledge? Report shows open internet in
danger

http://www.apc.org/en/news/do-you-have-right-online-knowledge-report-sho
ws-op

Africa: Digital library expansion underway

http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20091113145405723

Barnes & Noble Adopts ePub Standard; Aligns With Adobe

http://www.digitaltrends.com/gadgets/barnes-aligns-with-adobe/?news=123

Regards

Denise Nicholson (Mrs)

Copyright Services Librarian,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
The Library, Private Bag X1, WITS, 2050, South Africa
Tel. No. + 27 11 717-1929
Fax No. + 27 11 717-1946

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From Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za Thu Nov 19 11:52:24 2009
From: Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:52:24 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 19 November 2009
(part 2)
Message-ID: <D1E4F8FEF09E574085C281B4EF6BA4F101EDE6E5@GAIA.ds.wits.ac.za>

FYI,

Regards,

Denise

Intellectual Property:

http://copysouth.org/portal/copyright-primer

RI pushes treaty against genetic resources and culture

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/11/19/ri-pushes-treaty-against-t
heft-genetic-resources-and-culture.html

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/11/copyright-time-bomb-set-to-disrup
t-music-publishing-industries/

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

Commercial publishers experiment with Open Access

http://www.nabotu.or.ug/news.php?openid=28

Librarians must 'maintain order' in the digital world

http://www.thebookseller.com/news/103400-page.html

Knowledge as a public good

http://www.arl.org/sparc/publications/articles/knowledge-public-good.sht
ml

Scholarly Electronic Publishing Update

http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepw/sepw.htm

Regards

Denise Nicholson (Mrs)

Copyright Services Librarian,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
The Library, Private Bag X1, WITS, 2050, South Africa
Tel. No. + 27 11 717-1929
Fax No. + 27 11 717-1946

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From Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za Mon Nov 23 12:37:14 2009
From: Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:37:14 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 20 November 2009
Message-ID: <D1E4F8FEF09E574085C281B4EF6BA4F101F1320E@GAIA.ds.wits.ac.za>

FYI,

Regards,

Denise

Intellectual Property:

In their own words: why they oppose the treaty to facilitate access and
sharing of works for people with reading disabilities

http://www.keionline.org/node/695

Learning suffers in a textbook case of excessive profits

http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=87734

Digital Economy Bill (UK)

http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2009-10/digitaleconomy.html

Traditional Knowledge:

Indonesia to host int'l meeting on traditional knowledge, folklore
protection <http://bali-holiday.com/news/?p=1874> (Nov. 2009)

http://bali-holiday.com/news/?p=1874

What is traditional knowledge? When an elder dies, a library burns

http://www.nativescience.org/html/traditional_knowledge.html

Conference alerts:

A2K4 : Access to Knowledge and Human Rights Conference

12-13 February 2010, Yale Law School, USA

http://yaleisp.org/2009/11/a2k4/ or http://isp.law.yale.edu.

Libraries in the Digital Age

24-28 May 2010, Zadar, Croatia

For information: http://www.ffos.hr/lida/ Email: lida at ffos.hr

Regards

Denise Nicholson (Mrs)

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