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)
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