Intellectual Property:

29 Organizations and More than 70 Individuals Sign Letter Opposing Life Plus Seventy Year Copyright Term in TPP

http://keionline.org/node/1849

US Fails To Close TPP Deal As Wikileaks Exposes Discord

http://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2013/12/10/us-fails-to-close-tpp-deal-as-wikileaks-exposes-discord/

WIPO, OECD, Lessig Hail CC 3.0 Intergovernmental Licence

http://www.ip-watch.org/2013/12/09/wipo-oecd-lessig-hail-cc-3-0-intergovernmental-licence/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts

Why Elsevier is completely in the right… and totally wrong

http://occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2013/12/09/why-elsevier-is-completely-in-the-right-and-totally-wrong/

Australia not following US lead on copyright: TPP leak

http://www.businessspectator.com.au/news/2013/12/10/technology/australia-not-following-us-lead-copyright-tpp-leak

UK prepares to launch internet archive without internet access

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240210795/UK-prepares-to-launch-internet-archive-without-internet-access

 

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

Nobel winner declares boycott of top science journals

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/09/nobel-winner-boycott-science-journals

What is wrong with scientific publishing and how to fix it.

http://gilest.ro/blog/what-is-wrong-with-scientific-publishing-and-how-to-fix-it/

Knowledge economies risk leaving the poor behind

http://www.scidev.net/global/knowledge-economy/opinion/knowledge-economies-risk-leaving-the-poor-behind.html

Africa: Use big data wisely and it can provide big insights

http://allafrica.com/stories/201312101045.html

 

Mobile Technologies and Social Media:

How teachers in Africa are failed by mobile learning

http://www.scidev.net/global/education/opinion/how-teachers-in-africa-are-failed-by-mobile-learning.html