Intellectual Property:
Copyright & Related Issues
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Copyright_and_Related_Issues
Debate rages over controversial copyright standard for the web
DU Photocopy Case: Publishers end the protracted legal battle
http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=bb41f1ab-d0b8-4706-8b7b-87342c645351
If you publish Georgia’s state laws, you’ll get sued for copyright and lose
The House just passed two bills that would stifle science at the EPA
http://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/3/30/15112704/transparency-epa-bills-not
Deciphering the U.S. NAFTA Digital Demands. Part One – Intellectual Property
GS Media and its Implications for the Construction of the Right of Communication to the Public within EU Copyright Architecture
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2943040
Traditional Knowledge and IP
WIPO supports Sri Lanka’s legislation on Traditional Knowledge
http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/wipo-supports-sri-lankas-legislation-on-traditional-knowledge/
Resources on TK and IP
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/TraditionalKnowledge
Conference Alerts:
Creative Commons 2017 Global Summit: Sharing and the Commons: What’s Next
April 28-30, 2017, Delta Toronto
https://summit.creativecommons.org/
SANLiC 2017 Conference
23 – 25 May 2017, Durban, South Africa
https://sanlic.org.za/sanlic-2017-conference/
51th ZimLA Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting - Theme: Libraries in the National Development Agenda: Repositioning libraries for sustainable development
3-7 July, 2017 – Gweru, Zimbabwe
http://zimla.org.zw/zimlaconference
South African Society of Archivists 2017 Annual Conference: “ Archives, records and innovation in the digital era”
4-6 July 2017 – Cape Town, South Africa
http://www.saarchivist.co.za/22-slideshow/14-2016-conference
Preservation Conservation Conference: Theme: Preservation Conservation of South Africa’s Documentary / Heritage Collections
26-28 September 2017 – Durban, South Africa