Intellectual Property:

European Parliament Committee Calls For Creation Without Copyright To Become EU Policy

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121001/09521520557/european-parliament-committee-calls-creation-without-copyright-to-become-eu-policy.shtml

US Announces 2,4m in Local Grants to Combat IP Theft

http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/10/04/us-announces-2-4m-in-local-grants-to-combat-ip-theft/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts

Publishers and Google Reach Agreement

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/publishers-and-google-reach-agreement-2012-10-04

Facebook Copyright Policy

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms?ref=pf

 

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

New Roles, New Responsibilities: Examining Training Needs of Repository Staff

http://jlsc-pub.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1051&context=jlsc

CERN : Free Access to Scientific Journals in Physics

http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/10/03/cern-free-access-to-scientific-journals-in-physics-in-2014/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts

Gold is Good, but it is not the only colour,  RCUK Says

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=421352

Open Access Will Change the World if Scientists Want it to

https://theconversation.edu.au/open-access-will-change-the-world-if-scientists-want-it-to-8280

Open Access Articles

https://theconversation.edu.au/pages/open-access

Australian Research Council Moves to Provide Better Access to Data

https://theconversation.edu.au/australian-research-council-moves-to-provide-better-access-to-data-9952

 

 Conference alert:

Open Access Africa

4-5 November 2012 – Cape Town, South Africa

http://www.biomedcentral.com/developingcountries/events/openaccessafrica

Berlin 10 Open Access Conference

6-8 November 2012 - Cape Town, South Africa

http://www.berlin10.org/