Copyright & A2K Issues - 5 March 2015

13 March 2018 · Denise Nicholson

 

Intellectual Property:

Letter from 50 Legal Scholars to South African Government, re: Flexible Copyright Exceptions

http://infojustice.org/archives/33998

 

Traditional Knowledge:

Ensuring that the Vulcan Salute Can Live Long and Prosper

http://www.project-disco.org/intellectual-property/030415-ensuring-vulcan-salute-can-live-long-prosper/

Indigenous People’s Portal

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

 

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication

What is Open Science?

https://otwartanauka.pl/in-english/introduction-what-is-open-science

Open Access Publishing: Scholarly or Predatory?

http://www.jpedhc.org/article/S0891-5245(14)00400-3/pdf

Top 10 Technologies impacting education in 2015

http://educators.co.nz/story/top-10-technologies-impacting-education-2015/

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