27 Jun 2023
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
On 27 June 2013, member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) adopted the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print (...)
21 Jun 2017
Posted by Romy Beard, Licensing Programme Manager
As more and more publishers introduce options for publishing in open access, it can be difficult for researchers to decide where to publish and (...)
28 Oct 2015
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
For more information on fair use and the different legal systems, see Prof Brandon Butler guest blog Fair use, open norms and blurred lines between (...)
19 Dec 2014
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
We really didn’t know what to expect from the last WIPO meeting of 2014. Two previous sessions of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related (...)
18 Dec 2014
Posted by Simona Siad
It was a long journey to get to this point. There were challenges and successes, cross-cultural learning, new friendships and incredible growth. (...)
10 Jan 2014
Posted by Simona Siad
The latest phase of funding for the EIFL-FOSS programme ran from 2010 to 2013
As the EIFL Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) programme draws to a (...)
03 Dec 2013
Posted by Teresa Hackett, Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager
The third day of December 2013 marked International Day of Persons with Disabilities – designated by the United Nations (UN) to promote (...)