Copyright Resources and Current Issues tag:liblogs.albany.edu,2010:/copyright//11 2010-06-07T22:25:14Z Movable Type 3.2 Michael Geist Video on Canada's "DMCA" Bill C32 tag:liblogs.albany.edu,2010:/copyright//11.2701 2010-06-07T22:22:32Z 2010-06-07T22:25:14Z Michael Geist edited a longer talk in order to pull together his discussion of Bill C-32, Canada's copyright bill. This video is posted on BoingBoing by Cory Doctorow. http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/07/video-explains-canad.html... Lorre Smith Michael Geist edited a longer talk in order to pull together his discussion of Bill C-32, Canada's copyright bill. This video is posted on BoingBoing by Cory Doctorow.

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/07/video-explains-canad.html

]]> An Unofficial Guide to Today's Copyright Bill - Michael Geist tag:liblogs.albany.edu,2010:/copyright//11.2692 2010-06-02T15:28:06Z 2010-06-02T15:30:50Z Canada's Bill C-32 - being introduced June 2 http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5078/135/... Lorre Smith Canada's Bill C-32 - being introduced June 2

http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5078/135/

]]> Open Access Frequently Asked Questions by DRIVER tag:liblogs.albany.edu,2010:/copyright//11.2685 2010-05-26T15:00:59Z 2010-05-26T15:04:36Z DRIVER: Networking European Scientific Repositories Considered the largest initiative of its kind in helping to enhance repository development worldwide, DRIVER is a multi-phase effort whose vision and primary objective is to create a cohesive, robust and flexible, pan-European infrastructure for... Lorre Smith DRIVER: Networking European Scientific Repositories
Considered the largest initiative of its kind in helping to enhance repository development worldwide, DRIVER is a multi-phase effort whose vision and primary objective is to create a cohesive, robust and flexible, pan-European infrastructure for digital repositories, offering sophisticated services and functionalities for researchers, administrators and the general public.

DRIVER has established a network of relevant experts and Open Access repositories. DRIVER-II will consolidate these efforts and transform the initial testbed into a fully functional, state-of-the art service, extending the network to a larger confederation of repositories. DRIVER is integral to the suite of electronic infrastructures that have emerged in the worldwide GÉANT network and is hence funded under the e-Infrastructures call of the European Commission's 7th framework programme. It aims to “… optimise the way the e-Infrastructure is used to store knowledge, add value to primary research data and information making secondary research more effective, provide a valuable asset for industry, and help bridging research and education.”

Open Access Frequently Asked Questions

]]> Open Access Week 2010 Kick-Off Planning Event tag:liblogs.albany.edu,2010:/copyright//11.2682 2010-05-24T15:36:31Z 2010-05-24T15:39:05Z Open Access Week 2010 Kick-Off Planning Event A SPARC Webcast Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Time: 12:00PM Eastern There is no fee to attend. Please register by June 1 at http://www.arl.org/sparc/meetings/event_registration.shtml Open Access Week (OAW) 2010 has been declared for... Lorre Smith Open Access Week 2010 Kick-Off Planning Event
A SPARC Webcast
Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Time: 12:00PM Eastern
There is no fee to attend. Please register by June 1 at http://www.arl.org/sparc/meetings/event_registration.shtml

Open Access Week (OAW) 2010 has been declared for October 18th to 24th and promises to be the biggest event of its kind so far. Already, participation promises to exceed previous years’, which included hundreds of campuses and research organizations in dozens of countries.

]]> Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement tag:liblogs.albany.edu,2010:/copyright//11.2678 2010-05-21T11:41:20Z 2010-05-21T11:45:05Z This is the description of the agreement from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative perspective: http://www.ustr.gov/acta... Lorre Smith This is the description of the agreement from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative perspective:

http://www.ustr.gov/acta

]]> RIAA is switching tactics from suing to kicking people off the internet tag:liblogs.albany.edu,2010:/copyright//11.2677 2010-05-20T15:13:12Z 2010-05-20T15:22:07Z It seems reasonable to assume that the "three strikes" clause in ACTA is the result of Recording Intustry Association of America [RIAA] discussions with international policy makers. "As 2008 ended, the RIAA announced it was done suing individuals and instead... Lorre Smith It seems reasonable to assume that the "three strikes" clause in ACTA is the result of Recording Intustry Association of America [RIAA] discussions with international policy makers.


"As 2008 ended, the RIAA announced it was done suing individuals and instead would focus on getting copyright thieves barred from the internet."
http://securitythreat.info/online-security/copyright-lawsuits-plummet-in-aftermath-of-riaa-campaign/

]]> Cory Doctorow on Copyright vs. Universal Access tag:liblogs.albany.edu,2010:/copyright//11.2669 2010-05-12T15:20:08Z 2010-05-13T14:11:31Z Cory Doctorow on Copyright vs. Universal Access "Author, activist, journalist and blogger, Cory Doctorow, delivers a lecture on Copyright vs. Universal Access. Subtitled, The State of Play in the Global Copyfight, this lecture was part of the Q2C Festival at... Lorre Smith Cory Doctorow on Copyright vs. Universal Access
"Author, activist, journalist and blogger, Cory Doctorow, delivers a lecture on Copyright vs. Universal Access. Subtitled, The State of Play in the Global Copyfight, this lecture was part of the Q2C Festival at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo."
posted April 30, 2010

http://www.tvo.org/TVO/WebObjects/TVO.woa?videoid?81441350001.

]]> Peer to Peer and the Music Industry: The Criminalization of Sharing [webcast] tag:liblogs.albany.edu,2010:/copyright//11.2668 2010-05-12T15:03:00Z 2010-05-12T15:09:39Z Matthew David, Brunel University Professor and author discusses the influence of peer to peer sharing and other internet-facilitated copying on the music recording industry. This discussion is the result of his book by the same name. http://webcast.oii.ox.ac.uk/?view=Webcast&ID=20100209_313... Lorre Smith Matthew David, Brunel University Professor and author discusses the influence of peer to peer sharing and other internet-facilitated copying on the music recording industry. This discussion is the result of his book by the same name.

http://webcast.oii.ox.ac.uk/?view=Webcast&ID=20100209_313

]]> Update: DOAJ over 5000 Journals tag:liblogs.albany.edu,2010:/copyright//11.2666 2010-05-11T20:14:44Z 2010-05-12T15:09:39Z May 2010: Directory of Open Access Journals coversfree, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. We aim to cover all subjects and languages. There are now 5010 journals in the directory. Currently 2058 journals are searchable at article level.... Lorre Smith May 2010:

Directory of Open Access Journals coversfree, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. We aim to cover all subjects and languages. There are now 5010 journals in the directory. Currently 2058 journals are searchable at article level. As of today 393112 articles are included in the DOAJ service.
http://www.doaj.org/

The aim of the Directory of Open Access Journals is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact.

The Directory aims to be comprehensive and cover all open access scientific and scholarly journals that use a quality control system to guarantee the content.

In short a one stop shop for users to Open Access Journals.

Definitions:

Open Access Journal:

We define open access journals as journals that use a funding model that does not charge readers or their institutions for access. From the BOAI definition of "open access" we take the right of users to "read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles" as mandatory for a journal to be included in the directory.

]]> Federal Research Public Access Act 2010 tag:liblogs.albany.edu,2010:/copyright//11.2663 2010-05-07T20:22:18Z 2010-05-07T20:27:42Z MAJOR RESEARCH INSTITUTION LEADERS SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO ENSURE PUBLIC ACCESS TO PUBLICLY FUNDED RESEARCH The act was introduced in April and has received support from higher education: "The provosts and presidents of 27 major private and public research institutions have... Lorre Smith MAJOR RESEARCH INSTITUTION LEADERS SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO ENSURE PUBLIC ACCESS TO PUBLICLY FUNDED RESEARCH

The act was introduced in April and has received support from higher education:

"The provosts and presidents of 27 major private and public research institutions have voiced their support for the Federal Research Public Access Act in an “Open Letter to the Higher Education Community,” released Friday by the Harvard University Provost."

http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/issues/access/access_supporters/10-0503.shtml

]]> Copyright for Creativity Initiative tag:liblogs.albany.edu,2010:/copyright//11.2662 2010-05-06T15:05:30Z 2010-05-06T15:10:54Z This is an interesting new initiative that is directed toward developing more reasonable public policy on copyright for Europe. From the main page: "We believe that it is time for a discussion in the European institutions on how to ensure... Lorre Smith This is an interesting new initiative that is directed toward developing more reasonable public policy on copyright for Europe.

From the main page:

"We believe that it is time for a discussion in the European institutions on how to ensure that copyright fully supports innovation, creativity, competition, and the public interest.
At a time when the copyright public policy debate tends to focus exclusively on enforcement, we believe it is time for a constructive policy agenda to ensure copyright meets the needs of the 21st century."


https://www.copyright4creativity.eu/bin/view/Main/

]]> Anonymity not possible for accused copyright infringers tag:liblogs.albany.edu,2010:/copyright//11.2657 2010-05-05T14:15:50Z 2010-05-05T14:30:01Z In the post "RIAA Can Unmask Anonymous File Sharers, U.S. Court Rules" the news is that one cannot maintain one's anonymity if accused of infringement. The defendant attempted a defense based on right to privacy, but it did not hold... Lorre Smith In the post "RIAA Can Unmask Anonymous File Sharers, U.S. Court Rules" the news is that one cannot maintain one's anonymity if accused of infringement. The defendant attempted a defense based on right to privacy, but it did not hold up.

http://www.switched.com/2010/05/03/riaa-can-unmask-anonymous-file-sharers-u-s-court-rules/


Here is a link to the decision, posted on Legal Eagle

http://www.leagle.com/unsecure/page.htm?shortname=infco20100429089

]]> Copyright and free speech for authors: derivative works tag:liblogs.albany.edu,2009:/copyright//11.2354 2009-09-10T15:38:58Z 2009-09-10T15:59:59Z The American Library Association filed an amicus curiae brief brief regarding the Salinger v. Colting case, in which J.D. Salinger is suing for infringement due to the use of concepts and characters from his Catcher in the Rye novel in... Lorre Smith The American Library Association filed an amicus curiae brief brief regarding the Salinger v. Colting case, in which J.D. Salinger is suing for infringement due to the use of concepts and characters from his Catcher in the Rye novel in the new novel 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye . Details of the case are provided by Anthony Falzone in his August 3, 2009 blog entry, "Confusion Over Copyright Injunctions and other Restraints of Speech". There are also many useful links in the post for further reading.

Seems there are new arguments for derivative works and transformative works that incorporate free speech rights and they are well worth following.

]]> Copyright Alliance Blog tag:liblogs.albany.edu,2009:/copyright//11.2282 2009-06-22T19:25:38Z 2009-06-22T19:27:22Z "The Copyright Alliance believes that copyright law promotes creativity and job creation and strengthens the U.S. economy. Those who create, render, and publish copyrighted works rely on the copyright law and its enforcement, for their creative and financial success. Without... Lorre Smith "The Copyright Alliance believes that copyright law promotes creativity and job creation and strengthens the U.S. economy. Those who create, render, and publish copyrighted works rely on the copyright law and its enforcement, for their creative and financial success. Without it, these creators would likely cease to exist, or at the very least, cease to produce these important works that are enjoyed by billions of people around the world."

http://blog.copyrightalliance.org/

]]> WIPO Treaty discussions - news tag:liblogs.albany.edu,2009:/copyright//11.2250 2009-06-01T15:34:44Z 2009-06-01T15:48:31Z World Intellectual Property Organization Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights has been active and concluded its 18th session May 29. Below are several links to blogs reporting on the discussions. Twitter Feed for #sccr18 http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23sccr18 BoingBoing http://www.boingboing.net/2009/05/29/usa-canada-and-the-e.html Knowledge Ecology... Lorre Smith World Intellectual Property Organization Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights has been active and concluded its 18th session May 29. Below are several links to blogs reporting on the discussions.

Twitter Feed for #sccr18 http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23sccr18

BoingBoing http://www.boingboing.net/2009/05/29/usa-canada-and-the-e.html

Knowledge Ecology Notes http://www.keionline.org/blogs/2009/05/29/final-conclusions-of-sccr-18/#more-1961

ALA Washington Office update on SCCR18: http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=2972

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