Research Outputs Policy – South Africa DHET

Research Outputs Policy, 2015 (Gazette 38553, Notice 188)(effective from January 2016)

http://www.polity.org.za/article/research-outputs-policy-2015-gazette-38553-notice-188-2015-03-11

 

Traditional Knowledge - Call for Comments (South Africa)

Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill, 2014  (South Africa)

http://www.gov.za/sites/www.gov.za/files/38574_gen243.pdf

Written comments need to be submitted within 60  days from 20 March 2015 to:

Notice to the Director-General: Department of Science and Technology, for the attention of Ms S Pango, at one of the

following addresses:

Postal Address: Private Bag X894, Pretoria, 0001

Physical Address: Building 53, Scientia Campus (South Gate entrance), 627 Meiring Naude

Road, Brummeria, Pretoria, 0002.

E-mail: Shumi.pango@dst.gov.za

 

Intellectual Property:

New Guide Helps Authors Get Book Rights Back from Publishers

http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/california-news/2603-new-guide-helps-authors-get-book-rights-back-from-publishers.html

Copyright policy and the right to science and culture – Joining the dots, not passing the parcel

http://www.eifl.net/blogs/copyright-policy-and-right-science-and-culture?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter74

Can You Copyright a Dream? How the Martin Luther King estate controls the national hero’s image.

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/01/selma-martin-luther-king-can-you-copyright-a-dream-114187.html#ixzz3OiLD13R2

"Fair copyright for all across Europe" rallying call from libraries, archives and charities

http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/news/fair-copyright-all-across-europe-rallying-call-libraries-archives-charities-0

London Manifesto  - Fair Copyright Reform for Libraries and Archives in Europe

http://www.cilip.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/The_London_Manifesto.pdf

The 2015 Intellectual Property and Economic Growth Index (

http://www.lisboncouncil.net/news-a-events/616-the-2015-intellectual-property-and-economic-growth-index.html

Intellectual Property and Innovation, a European Assessment (YouTube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac2npweI_qo

Communication Scholars and Fair Use: The Case for Discipline-Wide Education and Institutional Reform

https://www.academia.edu/11261964/Communication_Scholars_and_Fair_Use_The_Case_for_Discipline-Wide_Education_and_Institutional_Reform