Copyright & A2K Issues - 1 August 2010

1 August 2010 · Denise Nicholson

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From: Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 10:30:03 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 1 August 2010
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FYI,

Regards,

Denise

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Intellectual Property:

"Access to Knowledge in Africa: The Role of Copyright" (Open Access
Book Launched on 31 July 2010)

African Copyright & Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) Project

http://www.aca2k.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=278&ca
tid=1&lang=en

International Press release: New study finds African copyright
environments are not promoting access to learning materials
http://www.aca2k.org/attachments/278_Intl_Media_Release-ACA2K_Book_Launc
h-31-Jul-10.pdf

SA Media Release: New study finds South Africa's copyright legislation
is not promoting access to learning materials

http://www.aca2k.org/attachments/278_SA_Media_Release-ACA2K-31-July-10.p
df

Open Access, A2K and Scholarly Communication:

Historical Papers on Open Access : Nelson Mandela Papers and Sol
Plaatje's Diary

http://www.historicalpapers.wits.ac.za/

Pros and Cons of Open Access

http://open-access.net/de_en/general_information/pros_and_cons_of_open_a
ccess/

Open Access to Scholarly Information

http://open-access.net/de_en/homepage/

Access to Knowledge Movement Multimedia Information

http://www.sandiegoaccountantsguide.com/library/Access-to-knowledge-move
ment.php

Publisher argues free access to research violates administration's
transparency initiative

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100730_1806.php?oref=topnews

Lawmakers Hear Arguments for and Against Open Access to Research

http://chronicle.com/article/Lawmakers-Hear-Arguments-for/123719/

Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/education/02cheat.html?pagewanted=1&_r
=1

Google books may advance scholarly research

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15641209?nclick_check=1

The impact of computer usage on scholarly communication among social
scientists

http://jis.sagepub.com/content/26/4/255.full.pdf+html

Persons with Sensory Disabilities:

The Internet Archive

http://www.archive.org/

The Internet's Biggest Deaf Magazine

http://deafvillage.co.uk/

The Deaf Resource Library

http://www.deaflibrary.org/

Deafspot.net

http://www.deafspot.net/

Online Resources for Blind and Partially Sighted Readers of Science
Fiction and Fantasy

http://duskpeterson.com/blindsf/

Audio on the Web

http://blindreaders.info/webaudio.html

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
Fax No. + 27 11 717-1946

Email Fax: 0865533134
http://web.wits.ac.za/Library/Services/COPYRIGHT.htm
<http://web.wits.ac.za/Library/Services/COPYRIGHT.htm>
http://web.wits.ac.za/Library/ResearchResources/SubjectPortals/Copyright
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Blogs: http://kim.wits.ac.za
<https://email.wits.ac.za/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://kim.wits.ac.z
a/> and http://www.aca2k.org
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From Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za Tue Aug 3 10:01:04 2010
From: Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 10:01:04 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 3 August 2010 (part
1)
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FYI,

Regards,

Denise

Intellectual Property:

Coverage Of Anti-Counterfeit Policy Debate Varies Widely Across Global
Media

http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2010/08/02/coverage-of-anti-counterfeit-p
olicy-debate-varies-widely-across-global-media/

An Insider's View of the WIPO: Interview with Janice T. Pilch, UIUC

http://fairuse.stanford.edu/blog/2010/07/an-insiders-view-of-the-wipo-i.
html

Top 10 Copyright Myths (UK Copyright Service)

http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/copyright_myths

Traditional Knowledge:

WIPO Sees First Real Progress In 10 Years On Text For Protection Of
Folklore

http://www.indigenousportal.com/fr/Savoir-Traditionnel/WIPO-Sees-First-R
eal-Progress-In-10-Years-On-Text-For-Protection-Of-Folklore.html

Indigenous Portal

http://www.indigenousportal.com/

http://www.indigenousportal.com/Audio/

Indigenous Education (Native American)

http://www.nbowmanconsulting.com/Indigenous%20Education.htm

IPortal - Indigenous Studies Portal Research Tool

http://iportal.usask.ca/

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
Fax No. + 27 11 717-1946

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From Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za Tue Aug 3 10:02:12 2010
From: Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 10:02:12 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 3 August 2010 (part
2)
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FYI,

Regards,

Denise

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

University of Ottawa Press Launches OA Book Initiative

http://poynder.blogspot.com/2010/08/university-of-ottawa-press-launches-
oa.html

The Smithsonian Commons

http://www.si.edu/commons/prototype/

Open Courseware

http://iberry.com/cms/OCW-gen.htm

The World Digital Library

http://www.america.gov/digital_library.html?gclid=CLSGn4XanKMCFUNo4wodAX
YupA

Data sharing, small science and institutional repositories

http://rsta.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/368/1926/4023.full.pdf+ht
ml

Modern scholarship is a race against its own obsolescence

http://blogs.ubc.ca/brian/

Times Higher covers call for open access to academic knowledge

http://nowaldigitisation.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/times-higher-covers-ca
ll-for-open-access-to-academic-knowledge/

Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture -
http://www.aginternetwork.org/en/

Persons with sensory-disabilities:

Books without barriers

http://www.bookshare.org/

Deaf.Linx.com

http://www.deaflinx.com/DeafEd/OptionsGuide/Intro.html

Deaf Culture around the World

http://www.deaflinx.com/WorldWide/world.html

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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FYI

Regards,

Denise

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Intellectual Property:

N.B.
Intellectual Property Amendment Bill (Traditional Knowledge) (South Africa)
Public hearings schedule for August 2010 have been postponed. Future dates not yet confirmed

Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Law http://www.jipitec.eu/issues/jipitec-1-2-2010 <http://www.jipitec.eu/issues/jipitec-1-2-2010>

DRM - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
http://www.softwarepiracy.in/drm-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly

Doctorow;s first law
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/columns-and-blogs/cory-docto...

U.S. Move to Pick Digital Locks Leaves Canada Locked Out
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5243/135/

The Brazilian Copyright Bill in English Translation
http://www.gpopai.usp.br/blogs

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

Information Literacy Resource Bank
https://ilrb.cf.ac.uk/ <https://ilrb.cf.ac.uk/>

Physical Library as Digital Laboratory
http://forkeepingtime.blogspot.com/2010/08/physical-library-as-digital-l...

The Latest "Library as Purchaser" Crisis: Are We Fighting the Wrong Battle?
http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2010/06/14/the-latest-library-as-purc... <http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2010/06/14/the-latest-library-as-purc...

eIFL newsletter - July/August 2010
http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/news/newsletter/no46 <http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/news/newsletter/no46>

Digitization and Preservation
http://www.webjunction.org/processing-and-preservation <http://www.webjunction.org/processing-and-preservation>

IFLA: Libraries serving persons with print disabilities section newsletter
http://www.ifla.org/en/publications/libraries-serving-persons-with-print... <http://www.ifla.org/en/publications/libraries-serving-persons-with-print...

Conference alerts (South Africa):

Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy
http://www.cider.vt.edu/conference/

Tralac Annual Conference
http://www.tralac.org/cgi-bin/giga.cgi?c=1694 <http://www.tralachttp//www.tralac.org/cgi-bin/giga.cgi?c=1694>

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
Fax No. + 27 11 717-1946 ; Email Fax: 0865533134
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From Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za Thu Aug 5 12:35:56 2010
From: Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 12:35:56 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 5 August 2010
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FYI,

Regards,

Denise

Intellectual Property:

Who owns the Device?

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Who-Owns-the-Device-795099/

Newspaper Chain's New Business Plan: Copyright Suits

Traditional Knowledge:

Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) Statement

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

Intersessional Working Group, Geneva, 19-23 July 2010 -

http://www.librarycopyrightalliance.org/bm~doc/lca_wipo_comments_072210.
pdf

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

7 Things you should know about Open Educational Resources

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7061.pdf

Digital Humanists Unveil New Blog-to-Book Tool

http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Digital-Humanists-Unveil-New/25966/?sid=wc
&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=enAugust

New Study exams the economic returns of public access policies

http://www.arl.org/sparc/media/10-0804.shtml

Discovery, rediscovery, and open access. Part 1.

http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/newsletter/08-02-10.htm#rediscovery1

Workshop alert:

Digital Publishing Workshop in Africa

21 September 2010 - Nairobi, Kenya

http://nonprofitpress.blogspot.com/2010/08/digital-publishing-in-africa-
workshop.html

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
Fax No. + 27 11 717-1946

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From Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za Fri Aug 6 10:08:03 2010
From: Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 10:08:03 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 6 August 2010
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FYI,

Regards,

Denise

Protection of Information Bill (South Africa):

The Protection of Information Bill causes protests in South Africa

http://www.editorsweblog.org/newsrooms_and_journalism/2010/07/the_protec
tion_of_information_bill_cause.php

New Legislation Threatens to Restrict Press Freedom in South Africa

http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2010/07/30/new-legislation-threate
ns-to-restrict-press-freedom-in-south-africa/

http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/76821

Intellectual Property:

Johanna Blakley: Lessons from fashion's free culture (video)

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

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
Fax No. + 27 11 717-1946

Email Fax: 0865533134
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