Mickey Mouse got all the public domain attention in January, but this is a big year for another beloved character: Tigger made his first appearance in 1928's "The House at Pooh Corner" 🐯 Read, remix or share for free: archive.org/details/the-hous…#winniethepooh
ALT Illustration of Winnie the Pooh meeting Tigger for the first time, from The House at Pooh Corner (1928).
I'm attending first full day of the 2023 #TriangleSCI this morning. Was just talking with @paoloman -- this model for collaboration requires a leap of faith, but the results and the process itself are rewarding.
Earlier today we joined a broad coalition of organizations, creators, academics, and others in a letter urging Congress to use caution when considering proposals to revamp copyright law to address concerns about artificial intelligence.
Read more here:
authorsalliance.substack.com…
Today (4/11), is the last day to sign up to participate as a speaker at the public listening session on the impact of artificial intelligence on visual works. Sign up here: surveymonkey.com/r/HZNKN8V
ALT A set of hands at a laptop with swirling binary code and the text " Copyright and Artificial Intelligence"
"The push for open access has forced a shift in the business models of academic publishers, but this very same shift causes more of the profiteering that open access was responding to in the first place."
Librarians in Western NC/TN/SC: Check out this awesome program from the Library Copyright Institute, offering deep, systematic copyright training. The deadline to apply is soon-- Oct 31 for the fall program: library.copyright.institute
The #JCPA would requiring payment for using facts. This flies in the face of Supreme Court precedent, based on the #FirstAmendment, that no one may own facts.
Read more in this letter from civil society, public interest groups, media & tech orgs, & more publicknowledge.org/policy/g…
I'm speaking at a session at #sla2022 this morning, and I was so pleased to see @LynneeLue's name on the program advisory committee roster! I am so proud of all my former (and present) grad assistants.
We’ve just posted a news story about the amazing work of OER ScholComm. Thanks @joshbolick @tceles_B_hsup @msbonn @aj_boston @SaraCopyLib & others for leveraging #OER to create accessible materials & build community for sharing the latest on #ScholComm. sparcopen.org/news/2022/oer-…