Copyright & A2K Issues - 2 May 2012

<p>From denise.nicholson at wits.ac.za Wed May 2 11:22:03 2012
From: denise.nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 11:22:03 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] 2 May 2012
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======== COPYRIGHT & A2K ISSUES - 2 MAY 2012 =================================

*Intellectual Property:*

IP Watch List 2012 (CI)

http://bit.ly/Ipdhf7??
http://www.consumersinternational.org/media/947282/ipwatchlist-2012-eng-...

Entrenched Anti-Consumer Bias Found in Copyright Laws: Creators Launch
Petition for Better Contracts

http://bit.ly/KJzRj0 http://bit.ly/KJzRj0

Consumers? Rights Still Not on Equal Footing with Copyright Owners? Study
Finds

http://bit.ly/IynfLV http://bit.ly/IynfLV

Brazil's copyright societies indicted for fraud, new law demands efficient,
transparent collecting societies

http://bit.ly/JdVl3m??

http://bit.ly/JCaX38 http://bit.ly/JCaX38?

*Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:*

Wikipedia founder to help in government's research scheme

http://bit.ly/K1dbc7??
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/may/01/wikipedia-research-jimm...

Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography (April 2012)

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

The Global Search for Education ? in Search of Innovation

http://huff.to/IS33j8 http://huff.to/IS33j8

Prestige and open sources

http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2012/05/01/30837/
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2012/05/01/30837/

JURN -A curated academic search-engine

http://www.jurn.org/ http://www.jurn.org/

*Open Educational Resources (OERS):*

OER Bridge to Success Project to Provide Open Access to Math Fundamentals
Education

http://bit.ly/IIqTg3 http://bit.ly/IIqTg3

Free OA Textbooks

http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/ http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/

Future Lab: Free Online Learning Tools

http://bit.ly/Il6gXG??
http://archive.futurelab.org.uk/resources/multimedia/free-online-learnin...

OER Resources

http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Open_Educational_Resources
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Open_Educational_Resources

*Mobile Technologies & Social Media:*

The Social Media Challenge ? Disciplines, Good Character and the Right to
Freedom of Expression

http://bit.ly/IS3gTd http://bit.ly/IS3gTd

*Conference Alerts:*

2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest

15-17 December, 2012 - FGV Law School, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

http://infojustice.org/public-events/globalcongress2012
http://infojustice.org/public-events/globalcongress2012

Regards
Denise
?
Denise Nicholson (Mrs)
Copyright Services Librarian,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
The Library, Private Bag X1, WITS, 2050, South Africa
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From denise.nicholson at wits.ac.za Thu May 3 15:10:09 2012
From: denise.nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 15:10:09 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] 3 May 2012
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Hi All,

======== COPYRIGHT & A2K ISSUES - 3 MAY 2012 =================================

*Intellectual Property:*

USTR Releases 2012 Special 301 Report

http://infojustice.org/archives/18830 http://infojustice.org/archives/18830

USTR's 2012 Special 301 Report, focuses on largest developing country
markets, and Canada

http://keionline.org/node/1403 http://keionline.org/node/1403

More notes on the USTR 2012 Special 301 List

http://keionline.org/node/1404 http://keionline.org/node/1404

http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/copyright_in_the_age_of_youtu...
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/copyright_in_the_age_of_youtu...

A Safe Harbour, Not an Anchor

http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2012/04/30/a-safe-harbor-not-an-...
http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2012/04/30/a-safe-harbor-not-an-...

'Oppressive' UK copyright law: More cobblers from IP quangos

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/02/soros_ip_philosophy/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/02/soros_ip_philosophy/

eBooks for Libraries (video)

http://ebooksforlibraries.com

*Traditional Knowledge:*

Revised Articles on TK Available on WIPO Website

http://bit.ly/IIp9Hf http://bit.ly/IIp9Hf

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From denise.nicholson at wits.ac.za Wed May 9 10:34:51 2012
From: denise.nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 10:34:51 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] 9 May 2012
Message-ID: <20120509083452.65A6940E88@VM00dc02ab01a9za1.rsawebcloud.com>

Hi All,

======== COPYRIGHT & A2K ISSUES - 9 MAY 2012 =================================

*Intellectual Property:*

http://www.info.gov.za/speech/DynamicAction?pageid=461&sid=27029&tid=66286
http://www.info.gov.za/speech/DynamicAction?pageid=461&sid=27029&tid=66286

German Ministry Advises Developing Countries Not to Sign ACTA

http://bit.ly/JqucwM http://bit.ly/JqucwM?

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2012-05/08/content_15231468.htm
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2012-05/08/content_15231468.htm

Rapporteur on Fundamental Rights Finds ACTA Contrary to Democratic Values

http://bit.ly/J4zUUk http://bit.ly/J4zUUk

Verdict first step to deciding Android's future

http://bit.ly/KkOF5F??
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/07/MNL11OBPM2.D...

*Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:*

Open Access as a matter of academic ethics: the right thing to do

http://bit.ly/IZ9ZtI http://bit.ly/IZ9ZtI

Increasing Access to Knowledge Through Textbooks

http://bit.ly/K1lQJz http://bit.ly/K1lQJz

Open, free access to academic research? This will be a seismic shift

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/01/open-free-access-aca...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/01/open-free-access-aca...

Open Science Directory

http://www.opensciencedirectory.net/ http://www.opensciencedirectory.net/

*Plagiarism:*

Ultimate Plagiarism & Textbook Piracy Guide

http://www.bestonlinecollege.org/plagiarism-resource/
http://www.bestonlinecollege.org/plagiarism-resource/

LibGuide on Plagiarism, Citation and Referencing Styles

http://libguides.wits.ac.za/plagiarism_citation_and_referencing?

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