Announcement: Giorgos Glossiotis & Giannis Tsakonas represent KR21 @ the 3rd interdisciplinary 'Human Rights in the Information Age’ conference in Corfu! Don’t miss their joint talk during the #libraries & #HumanRights session on Sat 18 May.
🔗 Conference programme: rights.ihrc.gr/gr/program/

🌠 #MayThe4thBeWithYou
Enrico Letta’s #SingleMarket report encourages the free movement of knowledge
KR21 calls on policy makers to help make this fifth freedom a political reality!
Our take on the report: knowledgerights21.org/news-story/don…
#StarWarsDay #LettaReport #research #innovation

👏 Nigeria's new progressive #copyright law adds an open norm & boosts #libraries ! Join EIFL’s 15 May webinar with NCC - Copyright Nigeria, Jonathan Band & Desmond Oriakhogba to hear more: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

💡Learn all about #OpenNorms in KR21’s @CIPPM report: knowledgerights21.org/reports/copyri…

💡 Today marks #WorldIPDay : time for a positive message! 
🗣️ KR21’s DS Wyber (@IFLA) concluded our recent European eBook ecology webinar with these words of wisdom 👇
📺 Curious for more? Watch the recording: youtu.be/Jtra9TQxibM 
#UnitedForKnowledgeRights #eBooks #copyright

💪 Unmet needs in #libraries hinder more than just patron satisfaction! @[email protected] (@freiheitsrechte) stresses the broader implications for #authors & publishers when access falls short. Let's bridge the gap for better access!
📺 Webinar recording: youtu.be/Jtra9TQxibM
#eBookSOS

🇪🇺 We are in Brussels for Day One of our our two day workshop.
🇧🇬 Good news is today Bulgaria has adopted a secondary publishing obligation! Well done Ana our national coordinator.

💡Why do we need alternative publishing models? Devi Vijay (@IIM_Calcutta), co-founder of Peer Community In (PCI) Org Studies, explains how they help democratise production & #AccessToKnowledge
Watch her KR21 Knowledge Capsule: knowledgerights21.org/kr21-knowledge…
#KnowledgeCapsules #OpenAccess

💬 Ana Fresco: La propiedad intelectual protege derechos de autoras/es de obras artísticas, literarias o científicas

Hay excepciones legales para bibliotecas, archivos y museos, que permiten conservar, prestar o investigar 📹 youtube.com/clip/Ugkx0GQto…

#VídeoPropiedadIntelectual

🤸‍♀️ Pas besoin d'attendre les JO de Paris pour apprendre comment faire face aux obstacles liés aux contrats d’édition en recherche!
💡 Rejoignez Ophélie Wang, notre coordinatrice 🇫🇷, le 28 mai pour une formation à distance KR21 sur les enjeux juridiques 
🔗 sygefor.reseau-urfist.fr/#/training/105…

💡 Boost eLending awareness! Ariadna Matas (she/her) (@Europeanaeu/FESABID) emphasises the need for librarians to understand the benefits of controlled digital lending ( #CDL ). Let’s empower them to act!
📺 Check out our webinar recording: youtu.be/Jtra9TQxibM
#eLending #eBookSOS #eBooks

Former 🇮🇹 PM Enrico Letta’s EU Council #SingleMarket report recognises the need for a 5th freedom—a core one for us: knowledge!
👂 KR21 strongly encourages 🇪🇺 leaders to make his proposals central to the next European Commission & European Parliament agenda
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/don…
#EUCO

💭 EC Executive VP Margrethe Vestager asked for it & the European Commission’s Scientific Advice Mechanism Group delivered: the report on #AI in #science in the EU is out!
💡 We specifically welcome the acknowledgement that #copyright hinders #AccessToData
🔗 op.europa.eu/en/publication…
#ScienceAdvice

💡Wonder why we need an #eBookSOS movement across Europe and beyond? Cathal McCauley (@LAIonline) makes a compelling case for taking action on #eBooks  
Watch his KR21 Knowledge Capsule & discover more at knowledgerights21.org/kr21-knowledge… 
#KnowledgeCapsules #eLending #Libraries