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Join us ⬇️as we outline a number of the content licensing pressures that publicly funded institutions and researchers face in the current AI environment, and suggest a pragmatic way forward. #artificialintelligence #AI #licensing #copyright #fairuse UC Berkeley Library

💡#eBookSOS 🆘: academic libraries' core mission threatened! Caroline Ball reveals how sky-high prices, restrictive licenses, forced bundling & DRM fuel an #eBook crisis. Watch the KR21 #KnowledgeCapsule: knowledgerights21.org/kr21-knowledge… #eBooks #CDL #SDL #eLending #academia

Delighted that our RTÉ Brainstorm piece about #ebookSOS is out now. Ebooks aren’t working for libraries or library users and change is required. Maynooth University MU Research Community Libraries (DRCD) Library Association Libraries Ireland KnowledgeRights21 CILIP CILIP Ireland IFLA 👇

Attending #EPIP2024 next week? 💡 Don’t miss the sessions with a KR21 ‘touch’! 👂 Hear from Christophe Geiger, Bernd Justin Jütte, Konrad Gliściński & Kristofer Erickson - details 👇 🔗 Conference programme: event.fourwaves.com/epip2024/sched… /cc EPIPisa2024 #EPIP #copyright #TPMs #SDL #CDL #UserRights

📚  Cathal McCauley (Maynooth University), Stuart Hamilton (Local Government Management Agency) & Martin Bradley (KR21’s 🇮🇪 national coordinator) explain how: 1) lack of availability 2) high costs 3) onerous T&Cs lead to poor value for readers & libraries! 🔗 RTÉ Brainstorm op-ed: rte.ie/brainstorm/202… #eBookSOS

☀️🏫 🇫🇮 & 🇫🇷 KR21 national coordinators Pirjo Kangas & Ophélie attended IViR'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-story/pir… #CopyrightAdvocacy

🧬 Let’s champion #science in #AI debates! KR21 invites you to a webinar on protecting #research from entertainment-focused AI policies 🗓️ 27 Sept, 15h CEST 🔗 Learn more & register: knowledgerights21.org/news-story/27-… Catch up on our latest long read to learn more ↪️ knowledgerights21.org/news-story/und…

Unsure which sessions to join at #EPIP2024 ?! 💡 Consider our KR21-infused recommendations 👇 Christophe Geiger, Bernd Justin Jütte, Konrad Gliściński & Kristofer Erickson are ready to share their wisdom 🔗 Full programme: event.fourwaves.com/epip2024/sched… /cc EPIPisa2024 #EPIP #TPMs #SDL #UserRights

💡 #eTextbooks: Anth Sinnott highlights a lack of elasticity, alternatives & bargaining power for uni's & their #libraries. Result? High price disparities with paper books & usage restrictions. “Not sustainable,” he warns Watch the KR21 #KnowledgeCapsule: knowledgerights21.org/kr21-knowledge…

🚨Save the date! ‘e-Book Evolution: Voices & Vision for Legislative Change’: on 13 December 2024, the National Library of Greece will host this exciting event in collaboration with IFLA & KnowledgeRights21 🔜 Stay tuned: more info & registration coming soon! #eBooks #eBookSOS #eLending

🤔 Why Europe needs a #DigitalKnowledgeAct! Join communia’s 2 Oct (15-17h CEST) Brussels event to learn more. Ben White joins a great line-up to share KR21's views on boosting EU’s competitiveness & unlocking #AccessToKnowledge. Info & registration: communia-association.org/event/event-di…

👏 Friday is for sharing & caring! 🔦 Check out our LinkedIn update to learn more about:  🔹 🇧🇬: Ana Lazarova’s #SecondaryPublishingRights publications  🔹 🇪🇸: FESABID’s KR21-supported #eBooks report by alicia sellés carot & 2 Oct roundtable LIBER24 ↪️ linkedin.com/posts/knowledg…

Academics launch antitrust lawsuit against Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor and Francis, Sage, Wiley, and Wolters Kluwer. lieffcabraser.com/antitrust/acad…

➡️ LIBRARIES, COPYRIGHT AND AI FOR SCIENCE AND RESEARCH 💡 Why don’t you join EIFL ‘s webinar *tomorrow* at 15:00 CEST? Speakers include Ben White (KR21) and Jonathan Band. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

🛎️ Attending the Slovenian Library Association Congress? Hear from Dr Maja Bogataj Jančič (ODIPI), KR21’s 🇸🇮 & regional coordinator, on 18 Sept (16h10), why it’s time to do better for #eBooks in 🇪🇺! An explainer: youtu.be/Um23Y9Y_1cc #Slovenia #ZBDS #eBookSOS #eLending

⏳ Register NOW for the 26-27 Sept Converging Realms Conference in Kraków 🇵🇱! 👍 KR21 is a proud partner of this event, co-organised by our Polish representatives Centrum Cyfrowe 🎟️ convergingrealms.pl 🤯 Don't miss out on this thought-provoking session on #AI+#RESEARCH 👇

Libraries, Copyright and #AI for science and research webinar has started. EIFL Ben White from #KR21 handing over to Jonathan Band to do a deep dive into © and AI, stating that most countries that have examined ingestion of AI have concluded it is non-infringing.

🔬 27 Sept (15h CEST): KR21 hosts a much-needed debate on safeguarding #science in the #AI era! Hear from experts about how we can protect #research from entertainment-driven AI policies 🔗 Don’t miss out: knowledgerights21.org/news-story/27-… Prep for the webinar: ↪️ knowledgerights21.org/news-story/und…

👋 Dobro došli 👋: we’re delighted to welcome Iva Melinscak Zlodi as KR21 national coordinator for 🇭🇷 Croatia! Are you inspired to join forces with Iva & KR21 to enhance access to knowledge and culture in Croatia? Get in touch 👉 knowledgerights21.org/about/national… #UnitedForKnowledgeRights