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From: denise.nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 11:22:03 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] 2 May 2012
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======== COPYRIGHT & A2K ISSUES - 2 MAY 2012 =================================
*Intellectual Property:*
IP Watch List 2012 (CI)
http://bit.ly/Ipdhf7??
http://www.consumersinternational.org/media/947282/ipwatchlist-2012-eng-...
Entrenched Anti-Consumer Bias Found in Copyright Laws: Creators Launch
Petition for Better Contracts
http://bit.ly/KJzRj0 http://bit.ly/KJzRj0
Consumers? Rights Still Not on Equal Footing with Copyright Owners? Study
Finds
http://bit.ly/IynfLV http://bit.ly/IynfLV
Brazil's copyright societies indicted for fraud, new law demands efficient,
transparent collecting societies
Copyright Draft Revisions to China?s Copyright Law ?
http://bit.ly/JCaX38 http://bit.ly/JCaX38?
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*Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:*
Wikipedia founder to help in government's research scheme
http://bit.ly/K1dbc7??
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/may/01/wikipedia-research-jimm...
Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography (April 2012)
http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepw/sepw.htm
http://www.digital-scholarship.org/sepb/sepw/sepw.htm
The Global Search for Education ? in Search of Innovation
http://huff.to/IS33j8 http://huff.to/IS33j8
Prestige and open sources
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2012/05/01/30837/
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2012/05/01/30837/
JURN -A curated academic search-engine
http://www.jurn.org/ http://www.jurn.org/
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*Open Educational Resources (OERS):*
OER Bridge to Success Project to Provide Open Access to Math Fundamentals
Education
http://bit.ly/IIqTg3 http://bit.ly/IIqTg3
Free OA Textbooks
http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/ http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/
Future Lab: Free Online Learning Tools
http://bit.ly/Il6gXG??
http://archive.futurelab.org.uk/resources/multimedia/free-online-learnin...
OER Resources
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Open_Educational_Resources
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Open_Educational_Resources
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*Mobile Technologies & Social Media:*
The Social Media Challenge ? Disciplines, Good Character and the Right to
Freedom of Expression
http://bit.ly/IS3gTd http://bit.ly/IS3gTd
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*Conference Alerts:*
2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest
15-17 December, 2012 - FGV Law School, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
http://infojustice.org/public-events/globalcongress2012
http://infojustice.org/public-events/globalcongress2012
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From denise.nicholson at wits.ac.za Thu May 3 15:10:09 2012
From: denise.nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 15:10:09 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] 3 May 2012
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Hi All,
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copyright, authors? rights, plagiarism, traditional knowledge, digitisation
and library matters, open access, access to knowledge (A2K), scholarly
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======== COPYRIGHT & A2K ISSUES - 3 MAY 2012 =================================
*Intellectual Property:*
USTR Releases 2012 Special 301 Report
http://infojustice.org/archives/18830 http://infojustice.org/archives/18830
USTR's 2012 Special 301 Report, focuses on largest developing country
markets, and Canada
http://keionline.org/node/1403 http://keionline.org/node/1403
More notes on the USTR 2012 Special 301 List
http://keionline.org/node/1404 http://keionline.org/node/1404
Copyright in the Age of YouTube
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/copyright_in_the_age_of_youtu...
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/copyright_in_the_age_of_youtu...
A Safe Harbour, Not an Anchor
http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2012/04/30/a-safe-harbor-not-an-...
http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2012/04/30/a-safe-harbor-not-an-...
'Oppressive' UK copyright law: More cobblers from IP quangos
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/02/soros_ip_philosophy/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/02/soros_ip_philosophy/
eBooks for Libraries (video)
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*Traditional Knowledge:*
Revised Articles on TK Available on WIPO Website
http://bit.ly/IIp9Hf http://bit.ly/IIp9Hf
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The Library, Private Bag X1, WITS, 2050, South Africa
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Email Fax: 0865533134 - http://www.wits.ac.za/library
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http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Copyright_and_Related_Issues
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From denise.nicholson at wits.ac.za Wed May 9 10:34:51 2012
From: denise.nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 10:34:51 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] 9 May 2012
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======== COPYRIGHT & A2K ISSUES - 9 MAY 2012 =================================
*Intellectual Property:*
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Copyright Review Commission concludes its work and hands over report to
Minister Davies (South Africa)
http://www.info.gov.za/speech/DynamicAction?pageid=461&sid=27029&tid=66286
http://www.info.gov.za/speech/DynamicAction?pageid=461&sid=27029&tid=66286
German Ministry Advises Developing Countries Not to Sign ACTA
http://bit.ly/JqucwM http://bit.ly/JqucwM?
Copyright debate is good for law
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2012-05/08/content_15231468.htm
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2012-05/08/content_15231468.htm
Rapporteur on Fundamental Rights Finds ACTA Contrary to Democratic Values
http://bit.ly/J4zUUk http://bit.ly/J4zUUk
Verdict first step to deciding Android's future
http://bit.ly/KkOF5F??
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/07/MNL11OBPM2.D...
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*Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:*
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Open Access as a matter of academic ethics: the right thing to do
http://bit.ly/IZ9ZtI http://bit.ly/IZ9ZtI
Increasing Access to Knowledge Through Textbooks
http://bit.ly/K1lQJz http://bit.ly/K1lQJz
Open, free access to academic research? This will be a seismic shift
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/01/open-free-access-aca...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/01/open-free-access-aca...
Open Science Directory
http://www.opensciencedirectory.net/ http://www.opensciencedirectory.net/
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*Plagiarism:*
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Ultimate Plagiarism & Textbook Piracy Guide
http://www.bestonlinecollege.org/plagiarism-resource/
http://www.bestonlinecollege.org/plagiarism-resource/
LibGuide on Plagiarism, Citation and Referencing Styles
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/plagiarism_citation_and_referencing?
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Denise
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University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
The Library, Private Bag X1, WITS, 2050, South Africa
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Email Fax: 0865533134 - http://www.wits.ac.za/library
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http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Copyright_and_Related_Issues
https://mail.osisa.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=c43a6a96502f4ebd885304f4a3a24bc6...
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Scholarly_Research_Resources
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http://libguides.wits.ac.za/openaccess_a2k_scholarly_communication
https://mail.osisa.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=c43a6a96502f4ebd885304f4a3a24bc6...
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/plagiarism_citation_and_referencing
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