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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NEWS

EIFL welcomes the launch of a new WIPO toolkit that aims to provide guidance for (...)
EIFL has published a new guide on Rights Retention and Secondary Publishing Rights (...)
At a recent webinar organized by EIFL in cooperation with the Nigerian Copyright (...)

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Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, reports on a recent (...)
Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, summarizes the key (...)
In March 2023, the President of Nigeria signed the Copyright Act, 2022 into law. (...)

EVENTS

EIFL is pleased to organize a webinar on the topic of Libraries, Copyright, Research (...)
EIFL is pleased to organize a webinar on three legal concepts commonly found in (...)
EIFL-IP IN ACTION
Library services in Poland enter the twenty-first (...)
EIFL advocates for an international copyright fram (...)
EIFL supports adoption of the Marrakesh Treaty for (...)