Teresa Hackett

Join us today 15th May 2024 @ 2:00 PM Nigerian time #CopyrightForLibrarians @copyrightngr @Librarygovng @NLA_ng @CVC_AVCNU_ANU @EIFLnet @IntPublishers

A law is only as good as it works for all. . . It begins with knowledge. #CopyrightForAll Examining the Nigerian Copyright Act tomorrow - 15/5/2024 @copyrightngr @Librarygovng @NLA_ng @CVC_AVCNU_ANU @EIFLnet @IntPublishers @librarycongress Follow link: eifl.net/events/webinar…

As the @WIPO SCCR discusses a crucial work plan on copyright limitations & exceptions, which are key to unlock the potential of research & innovation, especially in the Global South, see our NEW Policy Brief by Faith Majekolagbe (@UAlberta) on the issue: southcentre.int/policy-brief-1…

💡 An enlightening perspective by @ChristopheGeig1 (@UniLUISS) & @bjjuette (@UCDLawSchool) on #copyright as an #AccessRight Check KR21's LinkedIn page for key highlights: linkedin.com/posts/knowledg… Or jump directly to their full contribution: knowledgerights21.org/news-story/cop… #AccessToCulture

Today, the @WIPO #Marrakeshtreaty enters into force in Ukraine boosting the right to read for people with disabilities. Libraries get ready! eifl.net/news/ukraine-b…

What copyright challenges do librarians, educators and researchers in Kenya face? How does the copyright law support A2K and the R2R? Watch highlights from our workshop in Nairobi @eilfnet @pijip @StrathCIPIT @kecobo #klisc @eduint bit.ly/EIFLak2Kenya

@StrathCIPIT @MelissaOmino Congratulations, @MelissaOmino. Well deserved!

Exciting announcement!🎊 The Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. @MelissaOmino as its director. Congratulations and thank you for your continued leadership.

@StrathCIPIT 's Intellectual Property team conducted research to ascertain the relationship between Kenya's technology and copyright law framework, as well as the impact of text and data mining research. Learn more about the findings here: cipit.strathmore.edu/the-right-to-r…

Delighted that #Ukraine has become the latest country to join the #MarrakeshTreaty. Cross-border sharing of accessible format copies for Ukrainians with print disabilities has just got way easier - thank you!! wipo.int/treaties/en/no… @IFLA_LPD

Ten years from the Miracle of Marrakesh -- the adoption of the Marrakesh Treaty text on June 27, 2013!

🎂 Today, it marks 10 years since the adoption of the #MarrakeshTreaty. It's the first treaty on copyright matters (under the auspices of @WIPO) that aims to address human rights, specifically disability rights under the UN #CRPD.

Webinar: 27 June, 15:00 CEST from @IFLA_LPD / DAISY Consortium Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the #MarrakeshTreaty, to support sharing materials for the visually impaired. Hear 12 speakers from IFLA, @ABCbooks4all, @EIFLnet, @EBU_HQ, and @WBU_ORG bit.ly/3XtNDPg

Join us & @accessibledaisy on June 27th @ 15:00 CEST, and hear from representatives from IFLA, ABC, EIFL, EBU/WBU as well as the 1st nation signing and the 1st institutions exchanging books within the Marrakesh Treaty. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

South Africa: pls ratify Marrakesh Treaty! Sign the petition by Blind SA #EndTheBookFamine #SignTheMarrakeshTreatyNow #10YearsTooLate @GovernmentZA @DIRCO_ZA @ClaysonMonyela @BlindSA_NGO @SECTION27news - Sign the Petition! chng.it/VrQKpnQ9 via @Change

#LetTheBlindRead UN SDG 4 "Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities FOR ALL [including blind, visually impaired and print disabled persons]”. @UN @WIPO @copyrightngr

To get excited about limitations & exceptions to copyright, we need to remember they are ENABLING provisions for educators, libraries, creators to do the things they do. L&Es return us to the FREEDOM we had before we introduced exclusive copyright. Mike Carroll @WCL_PIJIP

Delighted to be part of the @pijip @South_Centre course in Geneva, A2K in the Multilateral System, to talk about preservation, a core public interest activity carried out by libraries, archives and museums

A2k in the Multilateral System course in Geneva @WCL_PIJIP @South_Centre begins today.

Archives of the Faculté des lettres at Université Cheikh Anta Diop destroyed during the ongoing anti-government protests in #Senegal 😢

Calling on all researchers in the fields of #ArtificialIntelligence , #datagovernance and #Intellectualproperty ! Submit your journal article, legal commentary or case review to cipitjournal@strathmore.edu by 30th June. Visit journal.strathmore.edu for more details