Intellectual Property:

Facebook privacy settings revamped after scandal

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43557803

The Facebook Saga (Radio interview in South Africa)

https://omny.fm/shows/the-koketso-sachane-show/the-facebook-information-saga

Cabinet approves MoU between India and Canada on IPRs

http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/cabinet-approves-mou-between-india-and-canada-on-iprs-118032900171_1.html

Oracle’s $9bn copyright case against Google resurrected

https://www.intellectualpropertymagazine.com/copyright/oracles-9bn-copyright-case-against-google-resurrected-129239.htm

Assessing Regional Integration in Africa VII

https://www.uneca.org/publications/assessing-regional-integration-africa-vii

The European Parliament must improve the Text and Data Mining (TDM) exception to benefit European research and innovation

http://eare.eu/assets/uploads/2018/03/OpenLetter-to-JURI-Committee-on-TDM_26March2018.pdf

Federal Court of Appeal Rejects Access Copyright Bid to Overturn Board Ruling on Insubstantial Copying, Fair Dealing

https://bit.ly/2J1Auq3

Limits of Licensing – Executive Summary

https://www.ifla.org/files/assets/clm/statements/limits_of_licensing_executive_summary.pdf

 

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

Evidence of Open Access of scientific publications in Google Scholar: a large - scale analysis

https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/k54uv/

Focusing on Value — 102 Things Journal Publishers Do (2018 Update)

https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2018/02/06/focusing-value-102-things-journal-publishers-2018-update/?informz=1

Open Access Ethics Resources for Researchers

https://www.methodspace.com/open-access-ethics-resources-researchers/

ICT Infrastructure in Support of Data Sharing

https://www.slideshare.net/AfricanOpenSciencePlatform/ict-infrastructure-in-support-of-data-sharing

NEF Partners With Elsevier To Provide Editorial Expertise, Infrastructure And A Capacity Building Engine For The Next Generation Of African Researchers

https://www.modernghana.com/news/843996/nef-partners-with-elsevier-to-provide-editorial-expertise-i.html

 

Marrakesh Treaty – Access for Blind and Visually Impaired Users

Blind Users Celebrate as Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Bill Drops

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/03/blind-users-celebrate-marrakesh-treaty-implementation-bill-drops