This is a free online international Information Service covering various topics, including copyright, plagiarism and other IP matters, Open Access, open publishing, open learning resources, institutional repositories, scholarly communication, digitization and library matters, mobile technologies, issues affecting access to knowledge (A2K), particularly in developing countries; WTO and WIPO treaties and matters; Free Trade Agreements and TRIPS Plus; useful websites, conference alerts, etc. If you wish to unsubscribe, please email Denise.Nicholson@wits.ac.za.
Please note: This information service will be closing down on Friday 11 December 2020, but you will still be able to access the Archives at: https://africanlii.org/content/copyright-and-a2k-issues
Intellectual Property:
Analysis of Woods and Myburgh Comments on Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) (South Africa)
https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/research/55/
Copyright Law and the Creative Industries
http://infojustice.org/archives/42753
Unscrewing the future: the right to repair and circumvention of software TPMs in the EU
http://infojustice.org/archives/42763
Battle-lines being drawn over upcoming discussion on TRIPS waiver
https://twn.my/title2/intellectual_property/info.service/2020/ip201101.htm
Money for Creators and More Support for Copyright in Society—Fair Remuneration Rights in Germany and the Netherlands
https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/lawandarts/article/view/2020/980
Shaping Intellectual Property Rights through Human Rights Adjudication: The Example of the European Court of Human Rights
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3613591
Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:
Wits University Libguides – Denise Nicholson
https://libguides.wits.ac.za/prf.php?account_id=25548
How is open access accused of being predatory? The impact of Beall's lists of predatory journals on academic publishing
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099133320301622
The fight against fake scientific news
https://www.researchinformation.info/analysis-opinion/fight-against-fake-scientific-news
Preserving Open Access Books: The COPIM Project
https://www.dpconline.org/blog/wdpd/blog-ebell-gcole-wdpd
DOAJ to lead a collaboration to improve the preservation of open access journals
Equitable, Affordable Access to Digital Course Materials for University Students: Issues and Solutions
The Potential Role of Open Data In Mitigating The COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges And Opportunities
https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20201029.94898/full/
Where are Library-Supported APC Funds Going?: The Ongoing Role of the APC Fund in Open Access Outreach
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/libfacpresentation/207/
Forthcoming Webinars:
December 2020 - Webinars on Copyright issues, Open Science, Publishing, Access for People with Disabilities, etc.
https://libguides.wits.ac.za/openaccess_a2k_scholarly_communication/webinars