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
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