Copyright & A2K Issues - 1 June 2010

1 June 2010 · Denise Nicholson

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FYI,

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Intellectual Property:

Canadian students on the fight for fair copyright

http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5068/125/

Editorial: The Importance of the Anti-Circumvention Debate in Canada

http://www.zeropaid.com/news/89260/editorial-the-importance-of-the-anti-
circumvention-debate-in-canada/

[No] Copyright protection for fashion design

http://huntnewsnu.com/2010/04/copyright-protection-for-fashion-design/

Johanna Blakley: Lessons from fashion's free culture

http://www.ted.com/talks/johanna_blakley_lessons_from_fashion_s_free_cul
ture.html

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

Development and Its Implications in Higher Education in Southern Africa

http://www.sarua.org/?q=content/volume-1-number-3-2010-development-and-i
ts-implications-higher-education-southern-africa

Open access options on 7 more Nature Publishing Group journals

http://plip.eifl.net/eifl-oa/oa-news/2010_05_24_open-access-options-on-7

Academia as Commons

http://pervegalit.wordpress.com/2010/05/29/academia-as-commons/

Address the Research Data Gap: a Review of Novel Services for Libraries

http://www.carl-abrc.ca/about/working_groups/pdf/library_roles-final.pdf

Publishing in Open Access Education Journals: The Authors' Perspectives

http://pdfserve.informaworld.com/34939_731355195_922304069.pdf

Conference alert:

Third CopySouth Workshop - International Conference on Copyright Issues

28-30 June 2010 - Rio Janeiro, Brazil

http://copysouth.org/portal/rio

World Library and Information Congress: 76th IFLA General Conference and
Assembly

Theme: Open Access to Knowledge: Promoting Sustainable Progress"

10-15 August, 2010 - Gothenburg, Sweden

http://www.ifla.org/en/conferences-programme-print/216

Regards

Denise Nicholson (Mrs)

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University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
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From Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za Wed Jun 23 11:53:37 2010
From: Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:53:37 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 23 June 2010 (part 1)
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FYI,

Regards,

Denise

Intellectual Property:

Terrible News: Court Says It's Okay To Remove Content From The Public
Domain And Put It Back Under Copyright

http://techdirt.com/articles/20100621/2320049908.shtml

Draft WIPO Treaty on Exceptions and Limitations for the Disabled,
Educational and Research Institutions, Libraries and Archive Centers

http://wipo.int/meetings/en/doc_details.jsp?doc_id=134392

High Expectations this week for Progress on Exceptions and Limitations
at WIPO

http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2010/06/22/high-expectations-this-week-fo
r-progress-on-exceptions-and-limitations-at-wipo/

ACTA restricts developing economies, India tells WTO : Secret IP treaty
not a sweetie

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/15/acta_wto/

Format shifting in South African Copyright Law

http://aliquidnovi.org/format-shifting-in-south-african-copyright-law/

Don't stop the Future!

http://www.timeslive.co.za/scitech/article491732.ece/Dont-stop-the-Futur
e-

Regards

Denise Nicholson (Mrs)

Copyright Services Librarian,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
The Library, Private Bag X1, WITS, 2050, South Africa
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From Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za Wed Jun 23 11:54:01 2010
From: Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:54:01 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 23 June 2010 (part 2)
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FYI,

Regards,

Denise

Traditional Knowledge:

Traditional Knowledge Bulletin

http://tkbulletin.wordpress.com/

Negotiations in the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee: What Implications
for the Digitization of Cultural Heritage?

http://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/tk/en/wipo_grtk_sof_10/wipo_grtk_sof_10_
topic07.pdf

Indigenous people should respect science: Saami leader

http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/8986_indigenous_people_sho
uld_respect_science_saami_leader/

Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources

http://indigenouspeoplesissues.com/

Indigenous People's Folklore and Copyright Law

http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/20295

Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge

http://www.wipo.int/freepublications/en/tk/920/wipo_pub_920.pdf

Legislative Texts on the Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions
(Expressions of Folklore) (TCEs)

http://www.wipo.int/tk/en/laws/folklore.html

India to Patent 900 Yoga Asanas

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-to-patent-yoga-asanas/Article1-55414
9.aspx

Portal of Online Databases and Registries of Traditional Knowledge and
Genetic Resources

http://www.wipo.int/tk/en/databases/tkportal/

Regards

Denise Nicholson (Mrs)

Copyright Services Librarian,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
The Library, Private Bag X1, WITS, 2050, South Africa
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From Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za Thu Jun 24 13:47:05 2010
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Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 24 June 2010
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FYI,

Regards,

Denise

Intellectual Property:

South Africa's opening statement to WIPO SCCR 20 (June 2010)

http://keionline.org/node/873

South Perspective - How Developing Countries Can Manage Intellectual
Property Rights to Maximize Access to Knowledge (downloadable book)

http://www.southcentre.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=102
3&Itemid=184#
<http://www.southcentre.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10
23&Itemid=184>

Google wins YouTube Copyright Suit: Viacom Promises Appeal

http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100623/google-wins-youtube-copyright-s
uit-viacom-promises-appeal/

A Failure to Communicate -lawsuit against Georgia State University re:
coursepacks

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news
/article/43500-a-failure-to-communicate.html

Traditional Knowledge

WIPO Forthcoming Conferences, Meetings and Seminars

http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=20443

http://www.wipo.int/tk/en/

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

Getting your feet wet: an introduction to Open Access

www.rin.ac.uk/system/files/.../open_access_booklet_screen.pdf

Institutional Repository Research Reports

http://www.digital-scholarship.com/irb/research.htm

Regards

Denise Nicholson (Mrs)

Copyright Services Librarian,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
The Library, Private Bag X1, WITS, 2050, South Africa
Tel. No. + 27 11 717-1929
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From Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za Fri Jun 25 10:34:28 2010
From: Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:34:28 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 25 June 2010
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FYI,

Regards,

Denise

Intellectual Property:

WIPO GOLD - Global IP Reference Resource

http://www.wipo.int/wipogold/en/

Public Ethics Radio: Matthew Rimmer on Intellectual Property and Clean
Technology

http://www.cceia.org/resources/transcripts/0298.html

Moral Rights and Digital Rights for Creative Artists

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lawreport/stories/2010/2932924.htm

Traditional Knowledge:

UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/en/drip.html

Protecting Community Rights over Traditional Knowledge: Implications of
customary laws and practices.

Key findings and recommendations 2005-2009

http://www.iied.org/pubs/display.php?o=14861IIED

Access for Persons with Sensory Disabilities:

Why Publishers should use XML

http://www.dclab.com/stm_xml.asp

DAISY Road Map 2009-09

http://www.daisy.org/daisy-roadmap-2009-09.html#epub

DAISY Consortium

http://www.daisy.org

Accessible Project

http://www.accessible-project.eu/

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication Portal

http://web.wits.ac.za/Library/ResearchResources/SubjectPortals/Open+Acce
ss+A2K+and+Scholarly+Communication.htm

Bibliometrics, global rankings, and transparency

http://globalhighered.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/bibliometrics-global-rank
ings-and-transparency

Assessing Assessment

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v465/n7300/full/465845a.html

Do Metrics Matter?

http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100616/full/465860a.html

http://www.nature.com/news/specials/metrics/index.html

Conference alerts:

12th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special
Needs

July 14-16, 2010, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

Pre-Conference July 12-13, 2010 -

http://www.icchp.org <http://www.icchp.org/>

The 5th International Conference for Internet Technology and
Secured Transactions (ICITST-2010), Technical Co-Sponsored
by IEEE UK/RI Communications Chapter
November 8-11, 2010, London, UK
http:/www.icitst.org <http://www.icitst.org>

XXVII Coloquio de Investigacion Bibliotecologica Y Sobre La Informacion

October, 27-29, 2010 - University of Mexico

http://cuib.unam.mx/XXVIII_Coloquio_CUIB.pdf

Regards

Denise Nicholson (Mrs)

Copyright Services Librarian,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
The Library, Private Bag X1, WITS, 2050, South Africa
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From Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za Mon Jun 28 10:35:38 2010
From: Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:35:38 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 28 June 2010
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FYI,

Regards,

Denise

Intellectual Property:

Member States discuss Key Copyright Issues

http://wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2010/article_0021.html

No Decision On WIPO Treaty For Blind Persons Misses 'Golden Opportunity'

http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/?p=11375&utm_source=daily&utm_medium=emai
l&utm_campaign=alerts

WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic
Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore

17th Session - Geneva, December 6 to 10, 2010

The Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions/Expressions of
Folklore: Revised Objectives & Principles

http://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/tk/en/wipo_grtkf_ic_17/wipo_grtkf_ic_17_
4_prov.pdf

New Rwanda IP Policy Taps Information For Development (Africa)

http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2010/06/08/information-the-lifeblood-of-d
evelopment-flows-in-rwanda/

Scope Of Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement Again A Big Issue In Round Nine

http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2010/06/26/scope-of-anti-counterfeiting-a
greement-again-a-big-issue-in-round-nine/

Director General Concludes Round of Meetings with Top Tunisian Officials
(Africa)

http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2010/article_0019.html

WIPO Journal

http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/pdf/wipo_journal.pdf

Traditional Knowledge:

Across the Great Divide: A case study of complementarity and conflict
between customary law and TK protection legislation in Peru

http://www.biopirateria.org/documentos/Serie%20Iniciativa%2011.pdf

ATPS issues grants for case studies in Traditional Knowledge Systems &
Increasing Access to benefit Sharing of Intellectual property in Africa

http://ip.atpsnet.org/news/article.php?article=8

India bends over backwards to protect its traditional knowledge

http://blogs.mallesons.com/ipwhiteboard/india-bends-over-backwards-to-pr
otect-its-traditional-knowledge

What Is ''Traditional Cultural Expression''? International Definitions
and Their Application in Developing Asia (pp. 103-116)

http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/pdf/wipo_journal.pdf

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

Toward a new Alexandria

http://www.opendemocracy.net/lisbet-rausing/toward-new-alexandria

Conference alerts:

World Library & Information Congress: 76th IFLA General Conference &
Assembly

Theme: Open Access to Knowledget- Promoting Sustainable Progress

10-15 August, 2010 - Gothenburg, Sweden

http://www.ifla.org/en/annual-conference

Open Access to Science Information: Trends, Models and Strateg

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