Co-Founder & Policy Cttee Joint Chair @KR21org; @UKLACA Int'l Spokesperson. Tweets my own. RTs/links don't imply endorsement.

Joined November 2012
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#CopyrightEB And here are @UKLACA 's roses!
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recommendations as to how the EU and other governments should amend copyright law to improve research capability in Europe and to ensure future generations will have accessible digital history and not lose it forever down another black hole. ...
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If you can't make the live webinar, note that all KR21 webinars are recorded and made available afterwards via our website! 😇
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Recent policy discussions re copyright & AI have focussed almost exclusively on the entertainment & publishing industries' perceived woes. Yet copyright regulates scientists as much as singers, doctors as much as dramatists. Join @KR21org's webinar 27 Sept knowledgerights21.org/news-s…
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If only the shoutiest stakeholders are listened to without proper consideration of other major stakeholders, data driven innovation will be impeded in vital sectors for the future of humankind - research, scientific and medical advancement and technology. knowledgerights21.org/news-s…
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"Indeed, one of the main takeaways....was the realisation that copyright is, in fact, a matter of policy choices. Copyright law is often seen as a set of abstract and fixed rules, but it has real-life implications and can be reformed to advance or protect specific interests."
☀️🏫 🇫🇮 & 🇫🇷 KR21 national coordinators @pirjopk & Ophélie attended @ivir_uva's Copyright Summer School 💡 Their key takeaway: “#Libraries should participate in copyright advocacy - this is a matter we must take into our own hands”! 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-s… #CopyrightAdvocacy
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Barbara Stratton retweeted
A nice, short video from @KR21org explaining just how problematic ebooks are for libraries, authors and readers. #ebookSOS It's time to do better: unlock access to eBooks NOW! youtu.be/Um23Y9Y_1cc?si=a2gx… via @YouTube
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Barbara Stratton retweeted
Looks like the digital black hole of the 20th century is becoming that of the 21st century also. Less than 1% of scientific articles are in multiple repositories according to this new study showing how fragile access to digital knowledge is. arstechnica.com/science/2024…
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Barbara Stratton retweeted
2/ 🗣️ @DigLibCopyright stresses that those claiming to speak on behalf of authors don’t represent all authors, whose views are hence often misrepresented in public policy debates 📢 He calls for more European authors to join the @Auths_Alliance: authorsalliance.org/join #eBookSOS
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Barbara Stratton retweeted
1/ 😲 Missed our European #eBook Ecology webinar? Don’t worry! 🔗 Catch up now: youtu.be/Jtra9TQxibM 💡 Discover: 🔹 Authors' perspective 🔹 Key research from Spain 🔹 German coalition goals on e-lending #eBooks #authors #creators #eLending #eBookSOS #CDL #AccessToCulture
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