Intellectual Property:

WIPO, technical assistance and UN sanctions: an update

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2012/08/wipo-technical-assistance-and-un.html

WIPO's Broadcasting Treaty is back: a treaty to end the public domain, fair use and Creative Commons

http://boingboing.net/2012/08/11/wipos-broadcasting-treaty-is.html

Negotiations for a 2014 WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Are Back

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/08/negotiations-2014-wipo-broadcasting-treaty-are-back

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA): Carrying the water for America

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/04/17/trans-pacific-partnership-agreement-carrying-the-ater-for-america/

UK Research Works Act H.R.3699: The Private Publishing Tail Trying To Wag The Public Research Dog, Yet Again

http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/273093/1/wagdog.pdf

Why the UK Should Not Heed the Finch Report

http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/341128/1/LSEFinch.pdf

 

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

US teen invents advanced cancer test using Google

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19291258

Ensuring open access for publicly funded research

http://www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e5184

A Push Grows Abroad for Open Access to Publicly Financed Research

http://chronicle.com/article/Push-for-Open-Access-to/133561/

Is the Academic Publishing Industry on the Verge of Disruption?

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/07/23/is-the-academic-publishing-industry-on-the-verge-of-disruption

 

Open Educational Resources and e-Learning:

BOBCATSSS 2012 Conference Proceedings – Information on e-Motion

http://www.bobcatsss2012.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/BOBCATSSS2012Proceedings2on1.pdf