Intellectual Property:

Special Report: Will India Bend to US Pressure on IP Rights?

http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/01/31/special-report-will-india-bend-to-us-pressure-on-ip-rights/

Copyrighting Player-Generated Content in Video Games

http://venturebeat.com/2015/01/07/copyrighting-player-generated-content-in-video-games/

Inside Views: The Copyright Manifesto: How The EU Should Support Innovation And Creativity Through Copyright Reform

http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/01/22/the-copyright-manifesto-how-the-eu-should-support-innovation-and-creativity-through-copyright-reform/

Canada Probing Anti-Competitive E-Book Practices

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/20/us-canada-ebooks-probe-idUSKBN0KT1ST20150120

Stream On?: How Canadian Law Views Online Streaming Video

http://www.michaelgeist.ca/2015/01/stream-canadian-law-views-online-streaming-video/

 

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR):

Ratification of Human Rights Treaty Reaffirms SA's Commitment to Socio-Economic Rights and Internationalism

http://sacsis.org.za/site/article/2264?frommailing=1

 

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

Scholar Accused of Bogus Boost to Google Rating

https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/01/21/scholar-accused-bogus-boost-google-rating

Who paid for my open access articles?

http://neurodojo.blogspot.com/2015/01/who-paid-for-my-open-access-articles.html

UNESCO launches OA Curricula for Researchers and Librarians (need to email UNESCO for a copy)

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/news-and-in-focus-articles/all-news/news/unesco_launches_open_access_curricula_for_researchers_and_librarians/#.VMDFmk_9mHt

International Librarians Network  - a meeting place for librarians from around the world

http://interlibnet.org/how-the-program-works/

A Practical Guide to Using Creative Commons Licences

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Open_Content_-_A_Practical_Guide_to_Using_Creative_Commons_Licences

New digital edition Issue 162 available now (International Innovation – Outside the Box (free registration)

http://www.internationalinnovation.com/new-digital-edition-issue-162-available-now/

Bibliometrics: Is Your Most Cited Work Your Best?

http://www.nature.com/news/bibliometrics-is-your-most-cited-work-your-best-1.16217

Research Metrics – Resources

https://wits-ac-za.libapps.com/libguides/admin_c.php?g=145291&p=952095

 

Conference Alerts:

10th International Digital Curation Conference "Ten years back, ten years forward: achievements, lessons and the future for digital curation"

9 - 12 February 2015  - London, UK

http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc15