Intellectual Property:

South Africa’s Proposed Copyright Fair Use Right Should Be a Model for the World

http://infojustice.org/archives/40184

South Africa:  Copyright Amendment Bill Draft No. 2, 2018 – July Submissions

https://bit.ly/2NGa26u

ReCreate SA calls for creator rights in copyright reform now

https://bit.ly/2uRt3fF

The First Rule of Copyright Reform: Don’t Mess With Free Speech and Net Neutrality

http://infojustice.org/archives/40197

A Brief History of Creative Commons: “From Struggle to Snuggle”

https://rebeccastuhr.wordpress.com/2018/07/15/a-brief-history-of-creative-commons-from-struggle-to-snuggle/

 

Open Science/Open Data:

Computer Science Research Network

https://www.ssrn.com/en/index.cfm/compscirn/

Medical Research Network

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/DisplayJournalBrowse.cfm

Emerald partners with F1000 to launch new open research publishing platform - Emerald Open Research

http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpBatch=3482&pickUpID=26500

Open Science: The time is now, the place is Europe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=jUYpspnle_s

Google And The United Nations Are Joining Forces, And It Could Mean Big Things For The Environment

https://www.sciencealert.com/google-united-nations-partnership-provide-free-open-access-environmental-data

An Open Science future – Europe leads the way

https://about.hindawi.com/blog/an-open-science-future-europe-leads-the-way/

Open Science and its role in universities: a roadmap for cultural change

 https://bit.ly/2L3Dv9f

Report Proposes Recommendations and New Framework to Speed Progress Toward Open Science (National Academies of Sciences, Medicine and Engineering)

https://bit.ly/2NHdfD7

New data red tape could hamper international research

http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20180720072113906