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Trade union rights are human rights 8 December 2020 WIPO’s missed opportunity to produce guidance on copyright exceptions hits education during pandemic
A legal instrument on copyright exceptions for the use of materials for teaching, learning, research, and the work of cultural heritage organisations is still not available. According to Education International, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) missed an opportunity at its recent Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR)...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 17 November 2020 “Copyright limits and learning: lessons from the covid-19 quarantine”, by Carys Craig.
Carys J. Craig
The World Intellectual Property Organization’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights meets this week against the backdrop of a global health crisis that has fundamentally changed the way we teach and learn. Now copyright law must catch up.
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Union renewal and development 26 April 2020 World Intellectual Property Day: Open access to research and educational resources is imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
On World Intellectual Property Day, 26 April, Education International calls for copyright legislation to be urgently updated to ensure open access to research and education materials for teachers and researchers across the world. This need has been intensified by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has caused an unprecedented disruption in...
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Democracy 25 April 2020 “Intellectual property in times of Coronavirus”, by Yamile Socolovsky.
Yamile Socolovsky
The measures taken by most governments to try to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have been varied, and in some cases inadequate or too late. But almost everywhere in the world, cessation of face-to-face educational activities at all levels has been the rule.
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Union renewal and development 27 February 2020 South Africa: Educators demand end to copyright ‘apartheid’
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) has staged a protest urging the government to sign a Copyright Amendment Bill that will improve access to quality education materials.
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Union renewal and development 8 November 2019 WIPO: 2019 copyright debates on education and research fuel controversies
Educators at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have advocated for exceptions and limitations and for an international instrument that will regulate education and research.
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Leading the profession 17 October 2019 “Higher ambitions for education and copyright in Africa and the world”, by Mugwena Maluleke.
Mugwena Maluleke
African nations actively participated in the development of the Sustainable Development Agenda that acknowledged the centrality of education in the achievement of all other plans for a better world. Like other nations of the world, they committed to the provision of a single, renewed education agenda that is holistic, ambitious...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 September 2019 Right to authorship, by Yamile Socolovsky
Yamile Socolovsky
Education International's decision to encourage discussion of an International Treaty concerning the exceptions and limitations to copyright for educational and research activities is both timely and necessary. The obstacles imposed on these activities by the excessively restrictive regulations in this area become remarkably difficult to overcome in the current context,...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 September 2019 “Copyright Issues and Teachers' Dilemma in Asia Pacific”, by Dr. Robert Jeyakumar.
Dr. Robert Jeyakumar
I woke up in Budapest on a fine summer morning to deliver a lecture using materials I had prepared in Malaysia in accordance with copyright exceptions allowed in Malaysia. Just before the lecture, I was informed that my materials did not conform to copyright laws in the EU. Dismay! This...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 August 2019 Latin America and Caribbean education unionists call for reforms of copyright rules for education and research
Education union representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean have reiterated the call for reduced barriers linked to copyright laws in accessing materials for education, libraries, archives and museums.
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Union renewal and development 1 July 2019 Africa: states acknowledge the need for better copyright laws for education and research
Education International affiliates have successfully advocated for a better copyright framework for education during a recent seminar in Nairobi.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 17 June 2019 Official UNESCO Recommendation on Open Educational Resources moves one step further
Education International welcomes UNESCO global commitment to advancing access to works for teaching and learning through expanding access to quality and locally relevant open educational resources.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 May 2019 Asia-Pacific region calls for international action on copyright
International action is essential in order to address the challenges that educators and researchers face when working with copyright-protected materials. That was the finding of a recent regional seminar on copyright exceptions for education, research, libraries, archives and museums.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 April 2019 “Let’s spark a global discussion on copyright exceptions for education and research!”, by David Edwards
David Edwards
Today it’s World Intellectual Property Day – a good day to remind us that it’s time to reform copyright law. We need action to change copyright systems that are hindering free expression and failing to promote diverse and prosperous societies for the benefit of all.
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Union renewal and development 16 April 2019 WIPO: Discussions on copyright exceptions for education and research move forward
The week of April 1-5, 2019 was an important week for education and educators due to discussions at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 1 April 2019 EU Copyright Directive: mixed outcomes for educators
On March 28, the European Parliament adopted the much discussed EU copyright directive, which will have an impact on teaching and learning.
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Union renewal and development 19 March 2019 EU copyright reform: why educators and citizens should worry
The new EU copyright reform will change the way citizens and educators share, communicate, learn and create knowledge, putting democratic dialogue at risk according to Education International.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 December 2018 Slow progress on copyright in education and research at the World Intellectual Property Organisation
Advancing an international copyright exception for education and research and involving education unions in related discussions were the key messages imparted by Education International (EI) to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Slow progress on copyright in education and research at the World Intellectual Property Organisation