" /> Copyright Resources and Current Issues: September 2008 Archives

« June 2008 | Main | November 2008 »

September 18, 2008

Public Domain Day January 1, 2009

Celebrate Public Domain Day 2009 - create flyers, posters, exhibits and help your community understand the value of public domain information, art and culture.

Short of time? Download this flyer for free! I have composed this flyer for the public domain. It was created using MSWord 2007. Please feel free to modify it.

Public Domain Day Flyer 2009

September 17, 2008

New legislation introduced by Michigan Representative Conyers

From SPARC:

NIH UPDATE: Congressional hearing on legislation to overturn the NIH Public Access Policy

On September 9, Representative John Conyers (D-MI), Chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary, introduced legislation that would amend U.S. copyright law, overturn the NIH Public Access Policy, and effectively make it illegal for other U.S. federal agencies to enact similar policies. The proposed legislation is the Fair Copyright in Research Works Act (HR6845).