Intellectual Property:

A Shakeup in Canadian Copyright Policy?

http://www.tripsagreement.net/?p=319

Redefining Research

http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2012/07/16/redefining-research/ 

 

Protection of State Information Act (South Africa)

Know your Rights about the Protection of State Information Act

http://southafrica.thebeehive.org/content/532/1919

The Dangers of Crying Wolf on Press Freedom

http://themediaonline.co.za/2012/07/the-dangers-of-crying-wolf-on-press-freedom/

 

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

EU Commission backs open-access science publishing

http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/17/us-science-publishing-idINBRE86F0UD20120717

Government details 'open access' funding and publishing policy for taxpayer-funded research (UK)

http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/july/government-details-open-access-funding-and-publishing-policy-for-taxpayer-funded-research/

Technology: Open access to scientific data

http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/52427

 

Traditional Knowledge:

WIPO Decisions of the Twenty-Second Session of the Committee

http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/doc_details.jsp?doc_id=211002

 

Conference Alerts:

The International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) 2012 conference "In Transition: Access for All"

7-11 October 2012 , New Delhi, India

 http://2012.iasa-web.org/