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.
WHAT WE DO
IMPACT
NEWS
The Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities creates an unprecedented (...)
At WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR/42) that took (...)
We are pleased to announce the publication of our 2021 Annual Report, in which we (...)
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Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, reports on recent (...)
Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, reports from the (...)
Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, looks forward to the (...)
EVENTS
The EIFL General Assembly is our major knowledge sharing event of the year. This (...)
EIFL-IP IN ACTION
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