Secrecy Bill - South Africa:

South Africa - 'Secrecy Bill' Improved but Still Flawed - Parliament Should Refer Legislation to the Constitutional Court

http://allafrica.com/stories/201304291014.html?aa_source=slideout

 

Intellectual Property:

US, EU urged to keep TRIPS waiver open

http://www.thenewnationbd.com/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=73768

Viewing Cached Copyrighted Content Isn’t Infringing, UK Supreme Court Says

http://www.ip-watch.org/2013/05/07/viewing-cached-copyrighted-content-isnt-infringing-uk-supreme-court-says/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts

WIPO Committee On Development This Week: North-South Differences

http://www.ip-watch.org/2013/05/13/wipo-committee-on-development-this-week-north-south-differences/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts

New Zealand Government announced that software will no longer be patentable

http://www.forbes.com/sites/reuvencohen/2013/05/08/new-zealand-government-announces-that-software-will-no-longer-be-patentable/

How Listing Ukraine As A Priority Foreign Country In Special 301 Violates WTO Agreements

http://www.ip-watch.org/2013/05/13/how-listing-ukraine-as-a-priority-foreign-country-in-special-301-violates-wto-agreements/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts

 

Traditional Knowledge:

WIPO Negotiators Make Headway on Draft Instrument on Traditional Knowledge

http://ictsd.org/i/news/bridgesweekly/162183/

South Africa To Launch National Traditional Knowledge Recording System

http://www.ip-watch.org/2013/05/10/south-africa-to-launch-national-traditional-knowledge-recording-system/

Letting the Copyright Cat Out of the Bag  (TK Bill, South Africa)

http://blogs.sun.ac.za/iplaw/2013/04/22/letting-the-copyright-cat-out-of-the-bag/

 

Mobile  Technologies and Social Media:

Why Social Media Isn’t Working for Your Library

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2013/05/why-social-media-isnt-working-for-your-library/

 

Plagiarism/Academic misconduct:

Stop me if you think you've read this before: self-plagiarism 'misconduct'

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/417438.article