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 has lots to celebrate this year - 2023 is the 20th anniversary of EIFL as an (...)
Access to knowledge for millions of people around the world who are blind or (...)
In a submission delivered to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), one of the (...)

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A new report (2022) examining the status of reproduction rights organizations (RROs (...)
Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, highlights an (...)
Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, reports on recent (...)

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We are delighted to announce that the 2023 EIFL General Assembly, our major (...)
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Library services in Poland enter the twenty-first (...)
EIFL is working towards an international copyright (...)
EIFL supports the Marrakesh Treaty and its impleme (...)