Following UBC’s announcement that it will not sign the Access Copyright model licence, three additional universities have followed suit – Athabasca, Windsor, and Winnipeg. The four universities demonstrate that the licence raises concerns in all types of universites – big, medium, small and distance-focused.
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European Union Set To Provide 80 Billion Euro Boost to Open Access
Reports indicate that the European Union is set to provide an 80 billion euro boost to open access by making open access publishing the norm for its Horizon 2020 research program.
Romania Will Not Ratify ACTA
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta says his country will not ratify the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement unless the European Parliament modifies the agreement. Since the EP does not have the power to amend ACTA, that makes ratification unlikely.
Exporting Copyright: Inside the TPP
Ars Technica has a good article on the Trans Pacific Partnership and the copyright concerns raised by the proposed agreement.
Business Software Alliance: Canadian Piracy Rate Shows Biggest Decline in the World Over Past 5 Yrs
The Business Software Alliance released its annual global software piracy report this week with new data that not only shows that Canada hit yet another all-time low but has experienced the biggest percentage decline in the world over the past five years. For the past few years, the BSA report […]
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