Webinar (60 min) launching a new EIFL provision on Secondary Publication Rights (SPR) in copyright law. The webinar includes a brief introduction by Iryna Kuchma, EIFL-OA Programme Manager on Secondary Publication Rights and why they are important for research, a presentation by Jonathan Band J.D. (who lead the Working Group that drafted the provision) of the main features of the new EIFL SPR provision, and a discussion of the key issues that were considered by the EIFL Working Group.

The new provision, Article 8 Secondary Publication Right, is contained in an updated and re-designed edition of EIFL’s Draft Law on Copyright (Including Model Exceptions & Limitations for Libraries and their Users). The new article provides policy-makers with sample language on what a good SPR provision in copyright law might look like (it is modeled on SPR provisions found in several countries in Europe). It also aims to raise awareness of legislative developments in a growing number of countries - currently seven countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands) have SPR in a range of laws such as science, technology & innovation, economics, culture as well as copyright.

• See the webinar slides: 
  • What is SPR? by Iryna Kuchma; 
  • Secondary Publication Rights - Main Features and Effects of the new EIFL provision by Jonathan Band J.D.; 
  • How the EIFL provision Meets 5 Policy Options on SPR in the European Commission study ‘Improving access to and reuse of research results, publications and data for scientific purposes’ (2024) by Teresa Hackett.
• See Article 8 Secondary Publication Right in the new edition of EIFL's Draft Law on Copyright (2025).