Librarians play key roles in shaping national and international copyright policy and in protecting and promoting access to knowledge. EIFL has created a crucial network of librarians in developing and transition countries. It is essential that the members of that network have the fullest possible understanding, not just of the current copyright laws, but also of the ways in which those laws could and should be interpreted and modified in the future.
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Restrictive copyright laws create legal barriers to using resources for education, research and socio-economic development. This can have significant consequences for people who use libraries in developing and transition economy countries, where the ability to produce and use knowledge is a major factor in development.
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EIFL welcomed the opportunity to submit comments on Brazil’s implementation of the (...)
EIFL has pledged its support for the Open COVID Pledge that seeks to remove barriers (...)
EIFL has provided comments to the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) on the draft (...)
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In Part II of this two-part blog, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager (...)
In Part I of this two-part blog, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager (...)
In May 2020, member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (...)
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The 40th session of WIPO's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR (...)
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EIFL is working towards an international copyright (...)
CONTACT US
For questions, please contact the Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager Teresa Hackett:
teresa.hackett@eifl.net