Intellectual Property:

US and EU blocking treaty to give blind people access to books

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/jul/30/us-eu-blocking-treaty-blind-books

Commissioner Michel Barnier determined to ensure equal access to books for visually impaired persons

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/603&format=HTML

Elements for the reform of copyright and related cultural policies

http://www.laquadrature.net/en/elements-for-the-reform-of-copyright-and-related-cultural-policies

United Kingdom: Collecting Societies Under The Microscope

http://www.mondaq.com/x/188894/Licensing+Syndication/Collecting+Societies+Under+The+Microscope&email_access=on

Museum Policies and Art Images: Conflicting Objectives and Copyright Overreaching

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2120210##

 

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

Access to Knowledge (OA book)

http://www.ownersguidepdf.com/download-manual-ebook/access-to-knowledge-pdf.pdf

Access to Knowledge in the Age of Intellectual Property 2010 (open access)

http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/full_pdfs/Access_to_Knowledge_in_the_Age_of_Intellectual_Property.pdf

 

Conference alerts:

Mobile Entertainment Africa 2012

29-30 August 2012, Cape Town, South Africa

http://entertainment-africa.com/wp/venue/

The 8th Annual Airports Company South Africa - Disability and Special Needs Exhibition and Conference  

6 to 8 September 2012 – Sandton Convention Centre

http://www.afrinead.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=171:acsa-disability-expo-6-8-sept-2012&catid=16:2011-symposium&Itemid=15